A Dog Provides a Life Lesson

Have you ever read a book with no words? What??? Picture books without words allow the reader to “write” their own story. As children are beginning to learn to read, they provide the opportunity for them to feel successful because there are no words to sound out but they accomplish “reading” to their parent or sibling or even to themselves.

One of my favorite wordless picture books is Found by Jeff Newman and Larry Day. The story begins with a little girl who has lost her dog. She finds a stray when she’s out for a walk. He comes home with her and she begins experiencing all kinds of emotions: joy in not being alone, sadness in still missing her dog, anger that this dog was playing with her dog’s toy, etc. She is eventually confronted with a decision when she runs into a boy who is missing his dog, which happens to be the stray she found. What will she do?

Life is all about teachable moments. No matter our age, we learn each and every day. Are you open to what might happen along your journey?

The illustrations in this storybook are incredible yet simple. It was published in 2018 by Simon and Schuster Books. ISBN #9781534410060