Description
Description
In this hilarious dog book for kids, New York Times-bestselling author Chris Barton introduces social emotional learning and math concepts in a fun comics-style picture book format. Humor and high-energy abound as a lovable bunch of dogs discover what they have in common during an action-packed day at the dog park. An afternoon of mixing and matching is underway at the dog park as dogs gleefully discover the qualities that make them similar. Some love to play with balls, others prefer chasing squirrels. Some like wet food, others prefer kibble. Some like to wear sweaters, others to destroy them . . . As endless Venn diagrams of connection are shaped and reshaped, the dogs find that they may have more in common than they think! Here's an entertaining comics-style picture book that will visually introduce kids ages 4 to 8 to math concepts, and encourage them to seek connections with their peers--even if they aren't immediately visible.
About the Author
About the Author
Chris Barton is the author of many beloved books for children including New York Times bestseller Shark Vs. Train, Sibert Honoree The Day-Glo Brothers, and three Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List books, one of which--Whoosh!--was celebrated on 20 other state lists as well. Sharon Glick is an illustrator and art educator. Her first children's book, ¡Perros! ¡Perros! Dogs! Dogs! was a Junior Library Guild selection and made the Bank Street College Best Books list. More recently, she illustrated 11 books for the Sharpen reading program and designed the exterior of the Bozeman Public Library's bookmobile and the banners outside the Library itself.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Eight adorably motley visitors to a local dog park raise an intriguing question: 'What truly constitutes a 'match?''... Excellent fodder for charting and diagramming exercises, it's also a funny and pointed object lesson about learning new tricks when it comes to seeking common ground." --Publishers Weekly "Visitors to a dog park find common ground, even though they don't look the same--or even belong to the same species... Terrier mix Button, holding a microphone, provides knowing commentary: "You can't always tell right away, can you?" In Glick's idyllic cartoon scenes, humans of diverse hue, including one who uses a wheelchair, stay in the background until the time comes for a group portrait and a collective "WE ALLMATCH!" Best of all, character cards for the eight animals at the end offer readers opportunities to keep making connections within, and perhaps beyond, the four-legged cast. A fetching reminder to look for what brings us together." --Kirkus Reviews "Love this picture book that shows young readers that we have far more in common than just the way we look. Books like this are needed now more than ever."--Silver Unicorn Bookstore
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Astra Young Readers
Pub date:
2025-07-15
Length:
40 pages

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