{"product_id":"my-dog-is-best-isbn-9780823461776","title":"My Dog Is Best","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn easy-to-read book about funny dogs and the kids who love them. Perfect for kindergarten and first grade readers. By the creator of a\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Illustrated Book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy dog is the best. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe is brave.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy dog is the best. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe gives kisses.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dogs in this story are small, tall, fast, and funny. They can hide, hug, sing, and surprise. Which dog is best? The one that belongs to YOU! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pictures will make you laugh out loud!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith simple text, kindergarteners and 1st graders can read this story on their own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeveled by educational experts. Includes phonics features. Perfect for phonics practice of consonant blends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe books in the award-winning I Like to Read® series build vocabulary and promote fluency, which are essential for reading success.  Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high-quality books that are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own!A recommended purchase for early reader collections.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of the children and dogs are appealingly and hilariously caricaturelike, while others are simply sweet, and the wonky background illustrations of toys and other accouterments of childhood will help keep the interest of young ones working their way through the letters.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus ReviewsDavid Catrow has illustrated many bestselling books including \u003ci\u003eWhen God Made You\u003c\/i\u003e by Matthew Paul Turner, \u003ci\u003eI Like Myself!\u003c\/i\u003e by Karen Beaumont, and \u003ci\u003eTake Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs\u003c\/i\u003e by Alan Katz. He received a New York Times Best Illustrated Award for \u003ci\u003eShe's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head\u003c\/i\u003e by Kathryn Lasky and a Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Fly Flew In\u003c\/i\u003e, an I Like to Read Book both written and illustrated by David Catrow and published by Holiday House. Other books for Holiday House are \u003ci\u003eI Want an Apple \u003c\/i\u003e(written by David L. Harrison), and \u003ci\u003eFun In the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Catrow also worked on the visual development for the animated feature Horton Hears a Who! He lives in Ohio. Learn more at catrow.com.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233414230245,"sku":"NP9780823461776","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823461776.jpg?v=1767733252","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/my-dog-is-best-isbn-9780823461776","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}