BIBLIOGRAPHY
Lowrey, Janette Sebring. 2001. THE POKY LITTLE PUPPY. Ill. Gustaf Tenggren. New York, NY: A Golden Book. ISBN 978-0-307-02134-2
PLOT SUMMARY
A group of puppies go out and explore the world, digging holes under fences and upon returning home are told to go to bed without dessert. The poky little puppy returns after mother has gone to sleep and gets to eat the dessert. Everything changes one day when he is left without a strawberry shortcake.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The child-friendly puppy character's behavior is consistent with that of younger children. They go out to explore and realize there are consequences for their actions. The watercolor illustrations of the little puppies exploring their environment through the meadow stays consistent through the story as they repeat their journey through the same setting everyday. The theme of exploration and disobedience is present when the puppies return and are punished for their whole-digging under fences. The puppies covered in blankets show night time with the illustrations showing time of day. The poky little puppy consistently is far behind the group and gets away with getting dessert until everything changes one day. His siblings are rewarded with strawberry shortcake dessert for digging back up the hole and he is left without because he was out poking around and returns too late. The illustrations of signs on the fence complements the story as it is part of the text but told through an illustration. The word play that is repetitive in this easy reader has short sentences with a simple plot. It is heavily illustrated with a lot of white space to focus on the illustrations.
REVIEWS EXCERPTS
Horn Book Guide, 2003 "The simple, ageless morality tale hasn’t lost its appeal for modern children, either.”
Kirkus Reviews, 2011 "This classic story of naughty puppies and their backyard adventures-complete with fuzzy caterpillars, musical flowers, crickets and frogs and all topped off with dessert–is sure to be a favorite yet again.”
CONNECTIONS
*This story can be used for a social emotional learning opportunity to teach morals and behavior.
*The story is quit lengthy and I believe should be read with an adult to guide struggling readers.
*Lowrey, Jannette Sebring. WHERE IS THE POKY LITTLE PUPPY? ISBN 978-0-375-84750-9
*Cooper, Elisha. YES & NO. ISBN 978-1-2505-733-8
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