Title: Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers
Author: Laura Numeroff
Illustrator: Joe Mathieu
Grade Level Equivalent: 1.7
Lexile Measure: N/A
Genre: Children's Literature
Subgenre: Fantasy
Theme: Use your imagination!
Primary and Secondary Characters: Various animals
Awards: Maryland Children's Book Award (Won, 1996)
Date of Publication: 1993
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc
ISBN: 0689808747
Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers is a silly story about the imagination. It features dogs in sneakers, Siamese cats in dresses, bears taking a bath, dancing cows, swimming hens, and skiing yaks, among other things. It is a very silly book that kids will absolutely love for it's humor. The story rhymes so it flows nicely. The illustrations are bright and colorful. I think this book would be a great addition to any classroom because it is something that students will love to read and it has words that are easy to pronounce and follow. Also, the end message is something that will stick with students: always use your imagination. This would be a great book to read to students that can be a precursor to a creative writing assignment wherein students use their imagination to create a silly story of their own. This will help to build up their writing skills, vocabulary usage (I could even have them incorporate their vocabulary words into the story for added practice), and require them to think and be creative.
Title: Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers
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