Bailey
Written
by Harry Bliss
Illustrated
by David Saylor & Charles Kreloff
Scholastic,
2011
30
pages
Fantasy
My son LOVES dogs, so when I saw this book I thought he
would enjoy reading it. I was right. Hey, if my homework involves children’s literature,
my book choices might as well serve multiple purposes. This particular book is about a dog named
Bailey. Bailey is different from other
dogs because he goes to school. Bailey
dresses and runs to the bus like most children do each morning. The book details Bailey’s school day from
math to recess and all the other fun stuff in between. Bailey loves to dig and he gets off track at
times. In fact, the way Bailey gets
distracted easily reminds me of some of my students this semester.
The water color cartoon illustrations are really
cute. Bailey has sweet peaceful eyes and
a really big nose. The illustrations are
colorful and detailed. Most of the
colors are in the primary family and really draw the eye to the pages. The text is on the illustrations in an
informal way. I really enjoyed the way
the author put the word bubbles in the story, so we could see what the human
students are thinking. The text is a
primary type; it is bold and stands out on the page for young readers.
A preschool through first or second grade reader will
enjoy this book. It has bright colors
and is easy to read and understand. This
book would be good for a behavior lesson on how to focus on the task at hand
rather than getting distracted. One
could use this book for a language arts lesson as students read the story aloud
in class, then write in their journals about what they think a day with Bailey
would be like. A science lesson on dogs would
also work well with the story. Among
other awards, Bailey received the
Parents’ Choice Award for Picture Books in 2011 and is recognized under Best
Books by the Chicago Parent magazine.
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