Title: Not Afraid of Dogs
Author: Susanna Pitzer
Illustrator: Larry Day
Genre: General Fiction
Subgenre: Picture book
Theme: Overcoming fears, Friendship, Family
Primary Character: Daniel
Primary Character: Daniel
Date of publication: 2006
Publishing Company: Walker Publishing Company Inc
Summary: The illustrations in this books fit perfectly with the
storyline. The book starts out with a sister teasing her younger brother about
being afraid of dogs. He replies with “I’m not afraid of them, I just don’t
like them!” His family ends up taking care of a dog for a temporary amount of
time and Daniel will not even come out for dinner because the dog is there. As
the ending gets closer, the dog is howling because it is terrified of a
thunderstorm. Daniel is able to move past his fears in order to comfort the
scared puppy and he learns to like dogs!
In my classroom, I would introduce this book by
asking “What are you afraid of?” “Have you ever overcome any of your fears?” I enjoyed reading this book and I know kids
would love it just as much. A child that loves dogs or a child that has had a
bad experience with dogs could benefit from reading this.
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