Reviews
There are so many incredible books available at the moment that it is impossible to read them all, no matter how hard I try! Here are my thoughts about some of the books I have read and how I think they could be used in school as well as Q and A sessions with authors and illustrators.
The Good Deed Dogs
Bodger, Billy and Betty are very good dogs who love to help people. Unfortunately, things do not always go according to plan and they seem to end up causing chaos! Feeling dejected, the hapless trio are on their way home when a loud scream attracts their attention and Bodger, Billy and Betty leap into action.
These delightful dogs with the very best of intentions are absolutely adorable and ‘The Good Deed Dogs’ will quickly become a firm favourite at home and at school!
The text is perfect, building each situation with repetitive phrases leading to ‘CALAMITY!’ which will soon have listeners joining in. Little ones will enjoy predicting what will happen next as the canine pals cause mayhem and the story might help them understand why it can be important to think before you act- or ask people whether they need help. The dogs are kind and willing, but they don’t quite get it right!
As with any book by Emma Chichester Clark, the illustrations are just wonderful, full of life and energy. The dogs’ emotions from their boundless enthusiasm to their confusion and disappointment when things go wrong are all brilliantly captured, allowing readers to empathise with the situations they find themselves in. Happily, the dogs manage to do a good deed by saving the little girl’s cat…although they haven’t quite learned their lesson when it comes to causing chaos!
One of the dogs is very like Plum Dog, star of some of Emma’s previous books which show just how well she understands the doggie mind! A lovely, lovely book!
The Good Deed Dogs
Emma Chichester Clark
Walker ISBN: 978-1529523843