Donna Lugg Pape (1930–2015)

Taffy was a little orange cat who lived in an old abandoned house with two other cats, both black. When a little old lady - perhaps a witch! - came and took the two black cats away, but left Taffy behind, our feline heroine was terribly distraught, and set out to find a witch of her own. Fortunately for her, it was Halloween night, and there were plenty of witches around. Or were there...?

Published in 1975 and long out of print, Taffy Finds a Halloween Witch is a sweet little early reader, show more one that pairs a poignant but ultimately heartwarming tale from author Donna Lugg Pape with cute, cartoon-style artwork from illustrator Carol Nicklaus. I've never encountered either of these creators before, but I'm glad to have discovered them. Stories of homeless animals finding a home are right up my alley, and so too are witchy tales (even if the witchy element ends up being a little iffy). Pape appears to have been quite prolific, with over fifty books to her credit, so I hope I encounter more of her work. Recommended to beginning readers who enjoy stories about cats and/or Halloween. show less

Author: Donna Lugg Pape
Title: Who Will Read To Me?
Illustrator: Tony Ross
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date: 1991
Type: Picture book
Summary: Their is a lion who has everyone read to him, well one day they decided they are sick of having to read to him. Well Lion gets all upset, but in the end all of his friends teach him how to read!

I liked this book, good illustrations. Also, it shows that everyone can't do everything for you. You have to do things for yourself and if you aren't able to do it show more ask for someone's help! I think it was a great book! show less

Doghouse for Sale is about Freckles the dog who is not happy with his house so he decides to fix it up and sell it. But over time, realizes how great it is to live there.

I liked this book because of the theme. It teaches children to learn to love something they may not like instead of getting rid of it right away.

The ages/grade levels I would use this for is 3-7/preschool-2nd grade.

This book is a good example of a circular book. It is about a dog who wants to sell his house to get a new one and keeps fixing it and adding to it so that someone would want to buy it but in the end he just ends up keeping it.

I liked this book because it teaches kids that just because they don't like something doesn't mean you have to get rid of it and get something new.

I think that this book would be good for kids K-2nd.