Nancy Coffelt

"Fred Stays with Me" is wonderful and necessary. The little girl in the book sometimes lives with her mom and sometimes lives with her dad, but no matter what, she always has Fred the dog with her. She tells about how she has two rooms and can still have the same friends and school. She also shows each parent's frustration with Fred either barking too much or eating all the socks, but their frustration is never with the little girl, which I appreciated. Fred and the little girl go to the show more park with mom and the lake with dad. Fred the dog is such a constant in this girl's life and she can always count on him to be there. I think children of divorce need constants and support in their life. Especially having something travel with them through the transitions of living situations. It was cute when neither parent wanted Fred to stay with them and the little girl simply says ,"Excuse me, Fred doesn't stay with either of you. Fred stays with ME!" This was something that was all hers that she didn't have to share. show less

Fred Stays with Me! by Nancy Coffelt tells the story of a young girl whose parents get divorced and whose dog, Fred, goes with her wherever she goes. The relationship between the Fred and the girl is really special here, as he is her constant during a time of turmoil. This book does a wonderful job of portraying a realistic situation that many children go through; having divorced parents. This book could provide some comfort and solace to those children who are going through times of show more turmoil. The artwork by Tricia Tusa is exceptional as well. show less

This was a quick, cute book! This little girl is all about her dog, Fred. Her parents are divorced, but this isnt your typical book about that because the focus is on Fred. He follows his owner, who is nameless in this book (which is interesting,) whether she stays with mom or dad. He can be a bit of a trouble maker, but they solve the issues so that everyone is happy, especially Fred.

I very much enjoyed this story of a young girl whose parents are divorced. Sometimes she is with her mother, and other times she is with her father. But, always Fred, her beloved dog stays with her! Fred eats the crumbs of the pizza her mother purchases; Fred sleeps on the floor of her bedroom at her dad's house.

Fred has a nasty habit of eating all of her dads socks, and this makes him very mad. Fred has a habit of making her mother's car seats dirty, and at times she is very tired of his show more constant barking. Both mom and dad say "What am I going to do with Fred???"

Both parents tell her that Fred cannot stay with them. And, the girl states "Fred doesn't have to stay with either of you! FRED STAYS WITH ME!" show less