Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Sketty and Meatball by Sarah Weeks illustrated by Alex Willmore - ADVISABLE

Sketty and Meatball
by Sarah Weeks illustrated by Alex Willmore
. PICTURE BOOK. HarperCollins Children's Books, 2024. $6 9780062431615 

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE 
APPEALS TO: MANY 

This is a cute story about two dogs who are best friends and do everything together. They go on a fun little adventure that has a silly twist and a sweet ending. 

For an easy reader book, this has some fun substance that a parent won't mind reading over and over again with their new little reader. The illustrations are adorable and the writing is simple but fun, with some great examples of opposites and comparisons, as well as gentle teaching about compromise and cooperation. Mostly, young kids will just really enjoy these dogs and their fun friendship. I let some of my students read and review this one and while the upper elementary kids weren't terribly impressed, the younger students loved it. 

Angie Campbell - EL Librarian 

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