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Books and More for Children and Teens

I just used That New Animal by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Pierre Pratt, in two storytimes: one for Kindergarteners and the other for a preschool class of four-year-olds. It was a hit both times. I really enjoyed the style of writing in the book, because it made it so easy to read aloud.

The book features the perspective of two dogs who are displaced when their family has a baby. "That Animal" is what they refer to the baby as. The reaction of the children when one of the dogs wants to eat the baby was wonderful. What a gasp went up! And then finally the ending where the dogs decided that it is really their animal: "To hate as much as they want to. And to like, just a little bit."

Great read aloud fun for the kids, the reader, and the adults in the room.

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