*Picture book, funny, contemporary for preschoolers through second graders *Two dogs as main characters *Rating: I liked this book, but I thought the author/illustrator could have done even more with the ending or the costume. I hear it’s a sequel, and that the first one is actually better and the reason why this one is [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through 2nd graders *Two dogs as the main characters *Rating: I have been a fan of Marla Frazee since I discovered Clementine by Sara Pennypacker (with illustrations by Marla). I was excited to read a book she wrote and illustrated and about animals–which my daughter loves. Super cute book! Short, short [...]

*Picture book, preschool through 2nd grade, humorous *Harry, a little boy, as main character *Rating: Harry Goes to Dog School is right up my family’s alley. My 2-year-old LOVES “woof-woofs,” and this book teaches a lesson in a subtle way–the grass is not always greener on the other side. Although for just one day, I [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through third graders, history?–you’ll see what I mean. . . *Man’s best friend as main character/topic *Rating: Do You Have a Dog? is one of those books I wish I would have written. Brilliant! Short, short summary: This book starts out asking the reader if he/she has a dog and lists [...]

*Picture book, contemporary for preschool through first graders *Scooter the dog as main character *Rating: Kids will love Scooter in the Outside and see a bit of themselves in this dog without knowing it. That’s the best kind of picture book. Scooter is exploring his independence–something children are doing all the time with mixed results! [...]

I had the best of intentions to do a blog post on this book: That’s My Dog before I went out of town. However, I’m still getting my stuff together and now my dear daughter is crying. So, I will do this book justice with three activities on another day, but I want to tell [...]

If you haven’t visited my picture book giveaway yet for Chickens on the GO!, please do so now. You don’t want to miss this SUPER CUTE picture book. Click here. Now on to this FUNNY, FUNNY picture book that dog owners EVERYWHERE have to check out–this is another one of those picture books that are [...]

Happy 4th of July! Celebrate your freedom with a good book! *Picture book for preschoolers through 2nd graders *Dog as main character *Rating: Any book that celebrates the wonderful world of books like Dog Loves Books is important to share with children. This is a cute book! Short, short summary: Dog loves books. So much [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through first graders *Cute pup as main character *Rating: The Dog Who Loved Red is an excellent way to teach or review colors with small children! Cute story and even cuter illustrations. Short, short summary: Raja the dog loves red! He chews on red things in the house, and so Tanvi [...]