City Dog, Country Frog
Hyperion, 2010
Summary: Told in soft water colors, the City Dog visits the country and befriends the County Frog. As the seasons pass, they play froggie and doggie games, until one disappears forever. It's use of parallel structure with each season makes it easy for younger readers to follow.
Lesson: I read this book as part of a book talk promoting new books in the library and the students loved it. Several purposes jump to mind for its use in the library or classroom. One is the seasonal changes that occur. A second is the comparison with the original city mouse/country mouse tale. Another is a biology lesson about animals and seasons/weather. And a fourth is one about death being part of the cycle of life, and moving forward after it strikes a loved one. Finally, that death is actually left up for interpretation, and so asking students what happened to the missing animal is a good discussion on reading between the lines.
Level: Kinder--3rd
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