sorman0110's review against another edition
5.0
Such a sweet picture book about a little girl named Hannah who overcomes her fear of dogs when her friend's dog goes missing.
misspentdays's review against another edition
inspiring
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is an excellent choice for story time. A little girl confronts her fear when she realizes that fear might stop her from helping another.
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
4.0
Great book to use when talking about facing your fears.
jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
June 2016 - Ben is fascinated by dogs, but still incredibly fearful around them. We have lots of conversations about this ("Look, that dog's on a leash. It's not barking or running at you, is it? It looks like a nice dog," etc.) This is a sweet story about a girl who feels the same way - she never wants to get close to her classmate's dog when they're picked up at the bus stop. When she does finally have to confront her fears, it's shown in a way that feels realistic and meaningful. We had a lot to talk about with this one.
agudenburr's review against another edition
3.0
A great story about a girl named Hannah who is nervous around dogs. Hannah overcomes her fears in order to help a lost dog named Sugar.
crowyhead's review against another edition
4.0
This is a sweet picture book about a little girl overcoming her fear of dogs (or at least of one particular dog). The illustrations do a great job of getting across Hannah's body language, as well as Sugar's, and the dog's body language is realistic and not anthropomorphized too much. My toddler readily empathized with the situation and enjoyed the simple story.
Notes on representation:
Crowd scenes show a mix of white people and people of color. Hannah herself is white.
Notes on representation:
Crowd scenes show a mix of white people and people of color. Hannah herself is white.
toad_maiden's review against another edition
3.0
A sweet little story about facing fears. Nothing spectacular, but certainly enjoyable.
m0rganh's review against another edition
4.0
Believe it or not, this girl was terribly afraid of dogs for most of my life -- now that I can't imagine my life without a canine by my side, I've always thought it would be a great topic for a children's book. Not feeling comfortable or safe around even the nicest of dogs was something I felt really insecure about -- but this sweet little story makes it normal and okay to feel nervous, and might show other dog-fearing kids that you can be brave and dogs can be kind.