Taking a Bath With the Dog and Other Things that Make Me Happy
by Scott Menchin
Candlewick Press, 2007
Grade Level: K, 1
Synopsis: The main character in this book starts out having a tough day. Her mom asks what would make her happy, but the little girl is not sure and decides to ask everyone she knows from her mom, to her dog, to her neighbor. By the end of the book, she realizes that many things can make people happy, and she has a lot of happy thoughts, too!
Jump: There is a great variety of ideas in this book to give even the pickiest writer some thoughts to start with. Use a four square model for brainstorming after reading. Have the students divide their paper into four quadrants or create a template for them to use. Each student can then draw four things that make him or her happy (one in each box) and then label or write a sentence about each. This could also be used around Thanksgiving for thankful ideas.
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