Dog Loves Books
By Louise Yates
I honestly just picked this book because the cover was really simple and cute and so I thought it would be an easy book for kids, and that's exactly what it is.
It's about a dog who LOVES books and so he decides to open a book store, but on opening day he gets lonely because only 2 people came in, neither looking for books. He decides to read to not be as lonely, and soon he is going on adventures with dinosaurs and kangaroos and is flying through outer space, all with the help of words and pictures. At the end a little girl comes in wanting a book and he knows just what to recommend. The last page of the book says "Dog loves books but most of all... He loves to share them!"
I grew up reading and so I have always appreciated books and the adventures one can go on while reading, but I know not everyone experiences that. I think this would be a great tool in a prek and kindergarten classroom to introduce kids that reading is fun and that books are a great tool, especially when you are lonely.
This book is nice because kids can read it themselves as a beginner book because the pictures tell most of the story, the words are very basic and building blocks.
In my lesson plan that I did on this, I talked about really relating this to kids and asking if they have ever felt lonely and what they did when they felt that way. Also, about your favorite book and if it lets you have adventures.
Below is a link to a little article about reading outloud to your child and why it's important. This concept of reading is important ties a lot into our discussion of reading aloud. I think this book could be read aloud in a young classroom to introduce key concepts, but it's also a good book to teach kids how to read themselves.
I believe this is an amazing book to teach students that you love reading books. Like the articles we read in class suggest, we have to teach children that we love to read so that it becomes contagious. I love the point you made about being able to go other places in books.
ReplyDeleteThis book looks great. I love that it really empowers books. Especially in pre-kindergarten children do not really know the power that books have on our imaginations. I think by reading this book children will recognize books and be able to really get into them. It also is a good lesson in sharing which is always needed in the lower grades.
ReplyDeleteThis book would be so great to use in a younger classroom. I also really enjoyed the simplicity of the illustrations. If I teach the younger grades, I will definitely use this book to get young kids into reading.
ReplyDeleteThis book would be a great way to start a discussion on how kids feel about reading. Of course we're going to run into students that may not enjoy it, but after reading this book, you can ask your students what books they love. Starting a discussion, will help students suggest books and get them into reading.
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