This book for primary aged students is about this family that finds this stray dog. They take it in for the night and the kids are super excited to have the dog. But, the next day they find a lost dog poster of the dog they found. So they returned the dog but then got one in the end. It is a super cute book that kids can enjoy and have fun reading. ( )

I think this is a book I could read to 2nd and third graders, but on their own it might be a challenge. I enjoyed reading this book because sometimes we forget that we all need a friend sometimes and I think the puppy in this story was a friend to the children. I would 100% recommend this book as a story of hope and a story of family and that new additions to the family are a positive thing. ( )

A great addition to a personal library, elementary library that needs titles for beginning or ELL readers, or class teaching about illustrations telling a story. A family consisting of two parents, a boy, and a girl go on a picnic and find a stray dog. They play all afternoon with him until it is time to go home. The children want to take him home, but the parents say that he must stay. In the end, the family goes back the next week and find the puppy and take him home. Great example of a picture book that tells the story with pictures as well as words. ( )

I didn't know what to expect from this book. I knew it had to do something about a stray dog, but the story itself once I finished reading it was heartwarming. I mostly liked that part where the girl told her dad what if Willy (the stray dog) didn't have a home. After she made that comment, the family was not able to get Willy off their minds that their day to day routines wasn't as easy to complete. It's such a fantastic book that shows children how important a pet is once they are part of the family. ( )

In this book we see a family meet a little dog in the park. Not knowing if the dog had a family already, they decide to leave him behind. The family misses him all week and wanders if he is actually a stray. Next weekend, the family returns to the park to find Willy the dog being chased by a dog catcher. The children then claim Willy as their own and adopt him into their family.

I though this was a cute story, especially for young pet lovers. I can see young students who are interested in pets, especially dogs, reading this book. The illustrations also make the book easy for a student to follow along and enjoy the read. ( )