If You Were a Dog

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School District, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 5, 2015

Review

Young readers are asked to imagine themselves as a dog, cat, bug, fish, dinosaur, and other animals and are asked which of the animal's qualities they would like. The text is somewhat rhyming and very sing song, making it a good choice to read to young children. In just a few brush strokes, Raschka captures the animals as they act out the characteristics, making the illustrations very appealing to children. In the end, readers are told they are NOT any of those things, but they are a kid who can GIGGLE, GIGGLE, GIGGLE and that is the very best thing to be. A fun, appealing book to add to storytimes for young children.

Overall Book Score: good