Children's Book Express
I'm My Own Dog
by David Ezra Stein
Summary
Many dogs have human owners. Not this dog. He fetches his own slippers, curls up at his own feet and gives himself a good scratch. But there is one spot that he just can't reach. So one day, he lets a human scratch it. And the poor little chap follows him home. What can the dog do but get a lead so he can take the chap around?
Original Review
This witty book follows an independent and confident dog as he takes care of himself. One day he gains companionship with a human while he gets under the dog’s skin. This book is great for young readers to find humor in the reversed human-dog relationship. The cartoon art style and watercolor illustrations add a cheerful mood. The limited text makes this book great for read-alouds for younger readers and the humor will catch the attention of older children. Ages 4-8
Read Aloud
Read Aloud
This lesson plan includes 2 drawing activities that can extend the book by creating a person connection and promoting creativity. It also contains a Mad Libs style story which can help as the students learn adjectives, nouns and verbs.
Citations: Summary from Google Books, Lesson Plan from Teachingbooks.net,
Read Aloud- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMDl354-SQ4\
Read Aloud-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32MAYTulr1k