Today’s book review is in honor of Dan the Library Man at Vacaville Public Library – Cultural Center, as he is the first person who ever read the book to me. Or was that George (his puppet dog extraordinaire)? In either case, Bark George by Jules Feiffer is a fun little romp about a pup named George and his mother who would really like him to bark. He’ll moo, oink, or quack, but he just won’t bark. What exactly is going on?
This book is perfect for storytime. It’s short. Most of the images are very simple. Oh, and it’s darn cute. Well, apart from the tiniest bit of grossness (that the kids will love) that involves a vet. It’s set up in a “echo/response” format. George’s Mother asks him to bark on one page, and George make another sort of noise instead on the facing page. Give it a try. It won’t take very long, and you’ll really enjoy the end. Trust me on this.
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It feels nice being honored. George was wondering if any candy was involved in being honored.
This is still one of the books I always take with me the first time I visit kids at schools, etc. Thanks for recommending it!
*makes note to get some candy before visiting Vacaville next time*
One of my all-time favorite books! I used this for my very first preschool storytime and loved the way the kids got into it – the little girls would giggle, the little boys would smack their heads and fall over at George’s “incorrect” sounds. 🙂
I love kids’ reactions to this book. Have you read the Adventures of Cow by Cow, Ann?
My grand daughter loved this book. What other books do you find make your list?