Summer Reading Day 69: Our book today was Don't Lick The Dog: Making Friends With Dogs by Wendy Wahman, an adorable book about having good manners when meeting new canine friends. Told in rhyme, it goes over the etiquette of meeting new dogs: asking the owner first, where and how to pet, etc. We liked … Continue reading Don’t Lick The Dog: Making Friends With Dogs (Wendy Wahman)
Summer Reading Day 66: Hey, everyone! Our book today was Excellent Ed, written by Stacy McAnulty and with illustrations by Julia Sarcone-Roach. This sweet story is about a little dog named Ed, the youngest "child" of the Ellis family. Ed wants to excel at something, like his siblings do, so he will be allowed to … Continue reading Excellent Ed (Stacy McAnulty)
Summer Reading Day 45: Today's book was Sit, Truman! by Dan Harper. The mastiff on the cover made me pick this one; JJ's daddy and I have always been fans of giant-breed dogs (JJ's "brother" is a Dane mix rescue). So I was very pleased to discover this adorable picture book was all about a … Continue reading Sit, Truman! (Dan Harper)
Summer Reading Day 31: Today's book was Silly Doggy! by Adam Stower, and it was a fun read! It's about a little girl who finds a rather strange stray dog in her garden and decides to try and find its owners - not realizing that the "silly doggy" is, in fact, a bear. The story … Continue reading Silly Doggy! (Adam Stower)
Summer Reading Day 25: Today's pick was Bow-Wow Birthday by Lee Wardlaw. Hate to say it, but JJ's expression about sums it up. While the premise of a little girl throwing a birthday party for her elder dog is sweet, the story itself was too long and the child characters were ill-mannered and irritating. Definitely … Continue reading Bow-Wow Birthday (Lee Wardlaw)
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