Melinda Andrews's INFO 5421 Book Reviews

  Title: Hot Dog Author: Doug Salati   Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers   Format: Book   Publication Date: May 24, 2022   Grade Level: PreK through 3rd Grade   Category: Caldecott Medal Winner   In Hot Dog , a bustling, sizzlingly hot city makes this poor pup fed up. When he finally plops himself down in the middle of the crosswalk, unwilling to move another step, his kind owner decides what he needs is a nice, calming day at the beach. I chose this Caldecott-winning book because I bought it for my two-year-old nephew for his birthday a few months ago, when I was drawn to the dynamic art and sweet story while volunteering at the youth library.   Plot. The plot is simple and emotion-driven, with the central conflict revolving around the dog's inability to deal with his stress. How can his problem be solved? His owner recognizes her pup's distress, and she whisks him away to a quiet beach where he can have a day to run free and enjoy a l...

  Title: Creepy Carrots Author: Aaron Reynolds (author); Peter Brown (illustrator) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Format: Book Publication Date: August 21, 2012 Grade Level: PreK-3rd Category: Horror Jasper Rabbit loves carrots, especially the ones from Crackenhopper Field. Until one day, the carrots start following him . . . How will Jasper escape these creepy carrots? Creepy Carrots is a Caldecott Honor book that I chose to review because it's one of my two-year-old nephew's favorites. In a single day, he asked to read this book several times and was so excited to find carrots on his dinner plate that night. He's decided he has a passion for carrots, just like Jasper Rabbit.     Plot. The plot revolves around Jasper Rabbit's discovery of and subsequent attempts to escape the creepy carrots who are following him. He tries to tell his mom and dad about the creepy carrots, but every time he tries to show them the carrots, they've mysteriou...