December Dog

December Dog is geared toward children in grades 2-3 and was written by Ron Roy in 2014.

This book is written by a former teacher who believes in providing children with good wholesome stories.  This story is part of the Calendar series of books. In this particular book, four friends find a lost puppy the day before Christmas.  The puppy has a ribbon around its neck so they know it must belong to someone.  Their task now is to find who the puppy belongs to in time for Christmas morning.  However, the children find out this will not be easy to do as they are presented with a number of obstacles on the way.  The book provides clever twists and is sure to be a page turner.

This book would be helpful for parents/guardians and teachers to use to demonstrate doing the right thing and returning property to the rightful owner. The author has written three chapter book series:  Capital Mysteries, A to Z Mysteies, and Calendar Mysteries.

As a contemporary realistic fiction, this offers believable characters in a realistic setting.   The story is imaginable and reveals well-defined conflicts of which the children overcome.  The illustrations are limited, yet  do enhance the plot and characteization.  The technique used is outline and pencil sketch.

Motivational Activities:

1.  Imagine and describe what you would do if you were to find a lost puppy.

2. Teacher will assist students in the making of snow.


Reader Response Questions:

1, How do the children determine the lost puppy must belong to someone?

2.Describe what snow feels like.

3. What are some characteristics of the month of December? Do they differ from state to state? Explain.

Roy, R. (2014) December Dog New York, Scholastic, Inc.

http://ronroy.com/index.php

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