Friday, October 30, 2020

This is a Dog by Ross Collins - ESSENTIAL

This is a Dog by Ross Collins,
PICTURE BOOK Nosy Crow (Candlewick), 2019. $17 9781536212006 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

The dog takes over in this clever picture book, stealing the focus from every animal with his cute antics, even grabbing a crayon and changing the crocodile's name to "dog." He gets bolder as the book progresses eventually irritating a bear and a gorilla. Has the dog taken it too far? 

So happy and silly! The dog dressing up like an elephant is my favorite illustration. I loved this look at "stealing the show" and wish I was still teaching theater - I would love to share with an ensemble cast, a great introduction to working together and not taking over. Young readers will love the pictures and the animals, but especially this crazy dog.

Lisa Librarian

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