Pugs in a Bug

TITLE: Pugs in a Bug

AUTHOR: Carolyn Crimi

ILLUSTRATOR: Stephanie Buscema

PUBLISHER: Dial

PUBLICATION DATE: March 15^th, 2012

GENRE: Contemporary

READING LEVEL: 5-6 years

BRIEF OVERVIEW: This book is about six pugs that go on a trip through the city. It is written in rhyming words and helps students with counting.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students can use the book to help them with counting and recognizing rhyming words.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Jenna Fielding Valdosta State University 

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Chick 'n' Pug

TITLE: Chick ‘n’ Pug

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Jennifer Sattler

PUBLISHER: Bloomsburg USA

PUBLICATION DATE: May 7^th, 2013

GENRE: Fiction Picture Book  

READING LEVEL: 4-5 years

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Chick no longer wants to stay in the hen house. Instead he wants to meet his hero and the main character of the comics he reads, Pug, and have his own adventures. Chick sets out to find the amazing Pug to assist him in fighting evil. Soon he comes across a pug, but he is a lazy pug. After an attack from an evil cat, Chick becomes Pug’s sidekick and the two become good friends.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Children can be read this book and be introduced to sight words. Teachers can also have students learn about “adventures,” what they mean in this story, and have students illustrate their own adventure.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Jenna Fielding Valdosta State University 

Unlovable

TITLE:  Unlovable

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Dan Yaccarino

PUBLISHER: Square Fish 

PUBLICATION DATE: May 1^st, 2002

GENRE: Fiction Picture Book  

READING LEVEL: 4-5 years

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Unlovable is the story of a pug that is constantly made fun of because of his looks by all the neighborhood dogs, and even the family cat. Soon new neighbors move in next-door and Alfred makes a new friend. However his new friend cannot see him because of the fence separating them. Although the two have a lot in common Alfred lies to his friend, Rex, and tells him that he is a different dog than a pug. One day Rex digs a hole under the fence and to his surprise finds a Pug instead of a big dog. To Alfred’s surprise Rex looks just like him. In the end Alfred sees that he is not unlovable.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students can illustrate something about themselves that is different than other students and something that is similar. The teacher can explain that all people are different but we love everyone just the way they are.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Jenna Fielding Valdosta State University