If your child likes reading humorous books, Here Comes Trouble!, written by Corinne Demas and illustrated by Noah Z. Jones, is a great
read! A dog, named Toby, very
clearly doesn’t like cats. The
author uses great descriptions of the kinds of cats Toby doesn’t like. Trouble starts when his owner, Emma,
agrees to keep the neighbor’s cat, Pandora, when they go on vacation. Toby tries to get Pandora to notice him
by doing various mischievous things.
Of course, Pandora doesn’t notice, but she starts doing things and
nobody notices. Toby is not happy
about all of the things Pandora does until he discovers Pandora can’t get down
from the tree she has climbed.
Then Toby does everything to get Emma’s attention so that Pandora can be
rescued. Pandora is rescued, and
it is quickly apparent to the reader that Pandora and Toby become friends.
This book would be a great mentor text for children in
writing discussions. The author
uses alliteration to describe the kinds of cats Toby doesn’t like. The simple narrative is a great study
for character development.
One quickly gets a sense of the personalities of Toby and Pandora. There are many ways in which children
could build upon this book to develop their own stories about Toby and Pandora
(or other animal characters).
We hope you enjoy the humor of this book as much as we
do! It’s a book that will make you
laugh out loud!
*Do Toby and Pandora remind you of any dogs or cats you
know?
*Why do you think Toby helped Pandora?
*What do you think Toby and Pandora will do next?
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