Young Reader in the Making

Young Reader in the Making

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Book 335: My Pet Book

My Pet Book, by Bob Staake, Random House, 2014.


I have a little boy who loves books.  He takes books with him everywhere we go:  In the car; to church; out to dinner; to my parents' house, etc.  There are stacks of his books in every room of our house.    He loves books almost as much as he loves his cat, Molly Kitten.  And books, unlike Molly Kitten, have never destroyed a single doorframe.

It is easy to see how a child who loves books would love THIS book which is a silly and sweet love-letter to books.  But beyond that, I think this delightful red book could be the perfect hook for preschoolers and early elementary students who have not yet discovered the magic that books can contain.

The text is silly.  And catchy.  And so much fun to read out loud.  But it is the phenomenal artwork that makes this book so enchanting.  On one two-page spread, there is a dog drinking out of a toilet bowl; on the next, there is a dragon and a rocket and a purple octopus.  What more could any kid want?


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