Title-Madlenka’s Dog
Author-Peter Sis
Illustrator-Peter Sis
Genre-Picture Book
Subgenre-Realistic Fiction
Theme-Imagination, friendship,
pets, humor
Award(s)-American Library
Association Notable Children's Books; Child Magazine Best Books of the Year;
New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Books of the Year; Parents
Magazine, Best Children's Books of the Year; Bank Street Best Children's Book
of the Year; Booklist Editors' Choice
Date of publication-2002
Publishing company-Farrar Straus
Giroux
Brief summary-Madlenka brings
readers back to her magical world in her city block. Madlenka’s parents won’t allow her to have a
dog, so she uses her imagination to have one.
As she makes her way around the world (city block), Madlenka shows all
her neighbors her new pet. Lift-up flaps
keep the reader interested. Each
neighbor guesses what her dog looks like and they tell stories of their
experiences. When Madlenka and Cleopatra
play, they go into a world all their own.
I would use this book to show
students how important imagination is and how vast it can be. I would ask students why Madlenka’s
neighborhood is like a trip around the world for her.
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