BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Poor Louie. He's usually very independent and barely needs his mother at all, but today he's not feeling well. Unfortunately, every time he calls out, "Mom!" his dog Bob comes running. (Stuffy noses really are so inconvenient!) It's hard to have a cold, but with a little extra love from both Mom and Bob, maybe everything will turn out okay.
This book is read-aloud gold. It is "to be read as though you have the worst cold ever," and if done so it will not only be tons of fun to perform, but the kids will enjoy trying to figure out what Louie actually means to say, and not what his stuffy nose actually makes him say. The kids will probably want to test their own ways of talking with pseudo-stuffy noses, too, so allow a little extra time for that. On top of the performance factor, many kids will find Bob's enthusiastic appearances hilarious, and they'll likely empathize with Louie, since who among them hasn't had to deal with a stuffy nose before? This would be a great storytime book in and of itself, but it would also lead the way toward (yet more) discussions on the coronavirus if needed.
Sydney G., Elementary Library Media Specialist
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