I had noticed a boy reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I commented on the book and before I knew it the mom was telling me what books I should introduce Animal to based on his like for the same book.
She told me check out Big Nate and Dog Man. I had just seen a Dog Man in his scholastic book flyer, so on a whim, I bought it.
The day it came in I put it on a shelf in the laundry room. I proceeded to forget all about it.
A few days later it caught Animals eye. He pulled it off the shelf and smiling asked, is this for me? I nodded. He said, thanks, and took of with the book. A few days later when it was time to do our reading he pulled it out and asked if we could read this.
We did. He read it to me. I read it to him.
Then we saw a two pack at Costco. He asked his dad if he would buy it for him. My husband did. We devoured those. Sometimes I read to him, sometimes he read to me. He started taking them to his grandma's house so he could read it to their dog. Last week they were on sale at Target, so we bought two more and then we checked out the last one at the library.
Recently he was slouched over his desk. I asked him what he was doing and he answered, just looking at what always cheers me up. He was looking at a Dog Man book.
Dog Man is written by Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants. At the end of every book is About the Author. It always tells the same story. A story my son can relate to. A boy with too much energy and a creative imagination. A boy that isn't always on task, but believes in his creations. I like that message. I'm a fan.
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