FICTION

Pug

by Ethan LONG
illus. by Ethan Long. 24p. (I Like To Read). Holiday House. Jul. 2016. Tr $14.95. ISBN 9780823436453; pap. $6.99. ISBN 9780823436880; ebk. $14.95. ISBN 9780823437405.
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PreS-Gr 1—One snowy day, Pug sees his friend Peg outside and wants to join her, but no one is willing to leave the cozy house to go for a walk. Only when the pup threatens to misbehave does Tad give in to his insistent pleas. By the time they make it outside, Peg is nowhere to be seen. Pug's frantic yapping results in a burst of answering yaps, and Pug is happy at last to be with Peg. With a large font and a vocabulary of only a dozen words, this beginning reader is designed at the easiest level. It's sure to delight pug owners and Long's many fans.
VERDICT A fun story for beginning readers, with a supersimple vocabulary.
Reviewed by Gaye Hinchliff, King County Library System, WA
Pug wants to go on a walk to see doggie friend Peg, but none of Pug's human owners wants to go out in the snow. This simple story of friendship is told through nicely minimalist text, with repetition and short sentences of easy-to-sound-out words creating a perfect scenario for new readers. Humorous digital illustrations fill in details and provide some depth.
 , Aug 01, 2016

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