Zoomer

Written and Illustrated by Ned Young

Scholastic Ind., 2010

32 pages

Fiction

     When Mom is away, the pup will play! I chose this book, once again,because it has a cute little puppy in the story! Everyone, including his dad who is overwhelmed, is trying to get Zoomer to get ready for school. He insists that he can't get ready for school...he has to much to do! Zoomer seems to accomplish a crazy amount of things while the other puppies are brushing their teeth and combing their tails! At the end of the story, he lets his dad and brothers in on the reason he is not concerned about getting ready for school...it is Saturday!

     The illustrations seem to be computer generated. They have very bright saturated colors along with some more subdued areas. There is a lot going on in every picture and they are really fun to look at! This story would not be the same without these pictures of all the shenanigans he is getting in to!

     This could lead to a creative narrative writing session where the students come up with imaginary reasons why they can't come to school. Younger student could also benefit by identifying the sequence of the events in the story, and picking out the time order words. This book has received no awards.