Book Review: Stay by Alex Latimer

Ok so my son being an animal fan I figured he was do for a dog book (I can only read so many about cats before I go insane). So when I saw this on *Netgalley I went for it!

Stay is the story of Ben's dog Buster. Buster has a hard time controlling himself and knack for finding trouble. Ben is going away on vacation and Buster will be staying with Ben's grandfather. Ben prepares his grandfather by writing long lists of things about Buster. Even while he is on vacation Ben thinks of more and more things and sends them along to his grandfather.

I loved the illustrations in this especially the messy paw prints! Oh and the list were so cute. I thought this was a great book and really enjoyed it. My son LOVED it. Especially the fart jokes. Ah when will a fart joke not be funny to him? His favorite part was of course the dog farting as it was being hugged. I can already tell this is going to be read more than once to my son.

Both my son and I agree this was a 5 out of 5.




*I received a free copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion
**This book was read with my special needs son who is severely learning disabled. The review reflects not only my opinion but his as well

Book Review: My Dog, My Cat by Ashlee Fletcher

So can you tell why I picked up this book from Netgalley*? Yup, any picture book with a cat is a must in this house.

This book was cute and simple. It went into ways that cats and dogs are different. The words were simple and perfect for beginning readers. The fact that many of my son's sight words were in this book meant that my son could "help" me read the book to him. He was so excited by that.

He was delighted to find out that both the dog and the cat love pepperoni pizza. Since that is his favorite kind of pizza he was so happy to love the same food as them. He giggled when it came time to learning where the dog and the cat go to the bathroom. Just like most other children his age (and of course some adults) potty humor is a big one for him

The illustrations are cute and helped my son to guess at some of the words he didn't know. When I asked him his favorite part he told me he loved the whole thing. This will definitely get a couple of rereads in our family. I'm glad to find a book that he can partially read along with.   For older and more advanced readers this book may be too simple. But this is perfect for very young children or those like my son who have learning disabilities.

5 out of 5 stars


*I received a free copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion
**This book was read with my special needs son who is severely learning disabled. The review reflects not only my opinion but his as well.