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Dot the dog thinks she is different. Rather than going out, Dot prefers to stay home with her stuffed elephant, Peep. One day, while Dot is sleeping, Peep disappears. Dot finds Peep in the park next door, but when she tries to take her back, she becomes involved in a game of keep away with other dogs. While at first, this scares Dot, eventually she realizes that she is having fun and is more like other dogs than she originally thought.
McLaren has a great message about the importance of expanding our boundaries and pushing ourselves to do things outside of our comfort zone. Dot realizes that she actually enjoyed interacting with the other dogs at the park even though she was nervous about it at first. If we try new things, sometimes we learn about ourselves as well.
Paula Butterfield, middle school librarian
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