Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Loosely based on Malia and Sasha Obama’s quest for a canine companion, Now Hiring boasts a simple storyline where the girls take the dog search into their own hands. They fashion a homemade “Now Hiring” sign for the front lawn and receive half a dozen candidates on a particularly busy [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Dogs'
Now Hiring: White House Dog
September 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Tags:Animal Shelters·Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Gina Bazer·Politics·Preschoolers·Renanah Lehner
The Berenstain Bears’ New Kitten
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In The Berenstain Bears’ New Kitten, the popular series tackles the subject of stray animals. When Brother finds a kitten in a pond and brings her home, the whole family becomes involved in cleaning and comforting the animal. The Bear family elects to keep the kitten, but not before they take [...]
Tags:Animal Rescue·Animal Shelters·Berenstain Bears·Cats·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Jennifer Gannett·Preschoolers
Ladybug Girl at the Beach
August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Having loved the original Ladybug Girl as much as I did, I was a little reluctant to read Jacky Davis and David Soman’s latest book in the growing series. After all, series books often have trouble rekindling the magic of the very first book. Labybug Girl at the Beach, however, captured [...]
Tags:Bravery·Compassion·David Soman·Dogs·Early Elementary·Feminism·Independence·Jacky Davis·Preschoolers
The Fox and the Hound
August 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY “The Fox and the Hound” is classic Disney, in the best sense. In this 1980s animated film, the makers of “Bambi” are at it again, taking on hunting from the animals’ perspective. While some scenes are a little scary — the hunting scenes frightened my kiddo, as did a scene with [...]
Tags:1980s Childrens Movies·Animated Movies·Disney·Dogs·Early Elementary·Foxes·Hunting·Older Elementary·Wildlife·Wildlife Rehabilitation
Cherry and Olive
August 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Move over Nikki McClure fans, there’s a new hot shot artist-author on the Vegbooks blog. He’s Parisian. A little dark. A little gothic. And he has my heart. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Benjamin Lacombe. Cherry, who doesn’t actually like the fruit she’s named after, is a plump, alienated child who [...]
Tags:Animal Shelters·Animal Welfare Books for Kids·Animals in Need·Benjamin Lacombe·Bravery·Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Compassion·Dogs·Friendship·Illustration
Unlovable
August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR In Unlovable, Alfred is a dog that is different – so much so that he is repeatedly told by the other animals in the house that he is unlovable. Even the other dogs don’t really care to play with him. Because of this, he feels bad about himself, and his self-confidence [...]
Tags:Companion Animals·Dan Yaccarino·Dogs·Early Elementary·Jacqueline Bodnar·Preschoolers
101 Dalmatians
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY Revisiting this classic animated film with my little girl, I realized for the first time how much of the plot is one big chase scene. Still, if you can stand that, you’ll find yourself cheering for the Dalmatians as they try to elude Cruella de Vil and her goons. As the [...]
Tags:1960s Movies·Animal Rescue·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Fur·Older Elementary
Mutt Dog!
July 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Kiddo has a couple books that will bring me to tears, and Stephen Michael King‘s Mutt Dog! is one of them. The book’s sensitive approach to homelessness, human and canine, and its happy ending get me every time. Mutt Dog! will help kids understand why it’s important to adopt, not buy, [...]
Tags:Adoption·Dogs·Early Elementary·Homelessness·KIND Children's Honor Books·Preschoolers·Social Justice
The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy
July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Jane Thayer and Lisa McCue’s picture book The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy is a tribute to the love between dogs and their boys. All Petey, the puppy-protagonist of the book, wants for Christmas is a boy — but his mother discovers there are no boys to be found. She suggests [...]
Tags:Christmas·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Holiday Books·Jane Thayer·Lisa McCue·Preschoolers
A Home for Dixie
July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Cutie patootie high schooler, Emma Jackson, penned this photo essay as a way to generate awareness of and funding for homeless dogs. Essentially a journal of her experiences looking for and finding her pup, Dixie, at Aunt Mary’s Doghouse, the book is accessible enough for young kids and teaches them [...]
Tags:Adoption·Animal Shelters·Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary
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