#blogbookaday: Little Brown

Summary:

“Little Brown is one cranky canine because no one ever plays with him at the dog park. Or maybe no one ever plays with him because he is cranky. Either way, Little Brown decides today is the day to take action, so he takes all of the toys and sticks and blankets from all of the dogs at the park and won’t give them back. But what will happen now?” (Taken from Goodreads)

Review:

Little Brown is a cranky dog and he’s not sure if he’s cranky because no one plays with him or he’s cranky so no one will play with him. Either way, Little Brown decides that he’s going to take matters into his own hands and steals all the other dogs’ toys.

Personal Reaction:

I read this book expecting it to go a certain way and it surprised me in that way that when you finish it, you think, “I didn’t like it.” But then I thought about it a bit more and I realized that Marla created a book that still has me thinking about it. I think I actually like that the ending isn’t neat and tidy. That sometimes a story isn’t finished when you turn the last page. This could spark some amazing discussion with kids about befriending others and how it’s not as simple as people want to think it is.

Title: Little Brown
Author: Marla Frazee
Illustrator: Marla Frazee
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
Publication Date: October 2, 2018

This is a new idea I’m trying on my blog this year that was inspired by @donalynbooks and @heisereads – to provide a brief review of a picture book every day of 2018. You’ll get a brief summary of the story, a review of the content, illustrations and theme, my personal reaction to the book and all the pertinent publication information! Enjoy!