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Saturday, February 12, 2011

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog

Bibliographic Information (APA): Willems, M. (2004). The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog. New York, New York: Hyperion Books for Children.

Brief Annotation: In this story a pigeon finds a hot dog and is about to enjoy it, when he is interrupted by a duck that has never had a hot dog before and it curious about it. Every time the pigeon is about to enjoy his hot dog the duck asks another question about it. The pigeon gets very frustrated because he just wants to eat his hotdog. At the end of the story the duck comes up with an idea and they split the hotdog and are both happy.

Genre: Mo Willems Book
Grade Level: Pre-K -2

Readers who will like this: Readers who are learning to share will like this book as well as readers who like humorous stories.

Response/Rating (1-4): This book did a good job of using illustrations to portray the emotions of the pigeon. The illustrations are rather simple, but it keeps the book light and playful. It is a good book from someone learning to share.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: What would you do if you ha
d only one of something, and a friend also wanted to use it?
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  1. Suzy KabackFebruary 13, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    In the last three documentations (Sofie, Chrysanthemum, and Pigeon) I definitely see a theme emerging about self-confidence and the expectations on kids as they grow up.

    You have a good sense for how to ask questions that pull kids into a book's theme. Well done.

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