Just Me and My Puppy (Mercer Mayer's Little Critter) Random House (edição 1998)

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Little Critter really wanted a puppy for himself, so he traded his baseball glove for one. His mom and dad were surprised and agreed that he could keep the puppy if he took care of the puppy himself. He then learns to feed, walk, train and love his new puppy. Along the way Little Critter discovers that puppies are a lot of work, but they're definitely worth it in the end.

This is a cute book that teaches students the big responsibility of taking care of pets. I think this book would be a great read in the classroom if you were considering adding a classroom pet to show students the huge responsibility that pets can be. ( )

It’s not just nostalgia, I love Mercer Mayer. This time little Critter has a new puppy. His parents are thrilled….. But as long as critter can take care of the puppy he can keep him. Fun as always. #LitsyAtoZ ( )

I like this book because the plot is logical and very relatable. Many children want pets, especially a puppy, they will beg and plead with parents about getting a pet-I know I did as a kid. The main little critter, gets a puppy and has to learn how to take care of him. Through out the story he realizes that it is a lot of work to taking care of an animal, a valuable tool for parents to explain the seriousness of owning a dog in a developmentally appropriate way of a picture book with simplistic text and few words per page. After a few days of walking the puppy, cleaning up the food and remembering to feed it, on one page of the book the puppy chases and bites the mailman (this is also a common stereotype that dogs chase mailmen; some students will pick up on this and find it funny). In the end the puppy calms down, all the problems get resolved and the puppy and little critter go to sleep peacefully. This is always a good ending to a children's book because it is happy and complete. ( )

A good children's book ( )