A perfect picture book about adopting a dog from a shelter. Lucy is distressed when she arrives at her new home and howls "wah-ooo-ooo-roo" no matter how her new family tries to appease her. That is, until her little girl companion discovers how to make Lucy feel comfortable and happy. As a side note, my sister's rescue dog, who was a breeder in a puppy mill, also liked to care for stuffed animals--so this fiction is true and touching. Lucy Rescued was written by Harriet Ziefert and was illustrated by Barroux. I chose to read this book because I enjoyed the pictures and the story the pictures told. This book is about a dog named Lucy who was rescued from the pound by a family and brought home. Once the Lucy came home the family started experiencing troubles with the dog and were faced with the issue of taking the puppy back to the pound. However, once the little girl discovered that all Lucy was missing was friends she helped Lucy become happy again. I thought this book would be a good nominee for the 2013 Caldecott Award due to the illustrations that can be found throughout the book. The illustrations were bright and colorful and really got the message the author was going to get across. I also really enjoyed how the pictures were painted instead of drawn. I am not sure if I would keep this book in my classroom but I do think that it would be a good book for children to read who were who were in first to third grade.
What do You think about Lucy Rescued (2012)?
Yay! A cute dog book. Great illustrations. Nice heavy paper. I like.
—Lllllsamiamlllll
very cute story about an adopted dog learning to adapt to her new home
—bubbly17
This could be my favorite Ziefert title. Lucy is a lucky dog.
—kelvin
