Spunky Tells All by Ann Cameron, pictures by Lauren Castillo – I really honestly am baffled. I didn’t realize that Ann Cameron lived in Portland, Oregon until now. I just love her book series. I cued in on this new book from Spunky, a cute dog’s perspective, because it was selected as a Beverly Cleary Children’s Choice Award nominee. Quite a cute little story, especially when Spunky tried to warn the family about the horrendous choice they are making with their choice to adopt a cat and the chaos that occurs after they do so. Special book to connect to the Julian and Huey book series. Recommended for those who love animal fiction! This story is about Spunky the dog and a new animal that gets adopted into the family, Fiona the cat. At first Spunky doesn't like Fiona but by the end of the book they become friends. I thought this story about Spunky the dog is good for teachers who want to teach about narrative writing or using this book as a mentor text for an example "point of view". I would use this book to show 3rd or 4th grade students an example of authors who write books showing a different point of view. In this case, the story is told by Spunky the dog and his point of view. I thought the book was okay. I was witing for more to happen in the book. But,the point of view of the dog was great and imaginative!
What do You think about Spunky Tells All (2011)?
Early Chapter book about a dog and his family, written from the dogs perspective. P.K.
—Maya
