Say Hello

This is a story about a little boy and a dog who sadly watch a group of children playing. They feel left out until the dog decides to join in the fun! This book deals with the subject of loneliness and feelings of being left out in an excellent way. The simple answer for children, "Say Hello". The illustrations are wonderful. This is an excellent book for teaching children to have fellow feeling.

This really is a heartwarming book. At first, the dog feels left out because he has no home or owner. He watches through a window as a boy plays with his pet cat. He pitifully picks through a garbage can for scraps. Then, he sees a group of kids playing basketball, and they invite him to play. He is ecstatic! Then, when a lonely little boy comes along and has nobody to play with, the dog sympathizes and invites the boy to play with his ball. The lesson is that everyone feels lonely at some point, so you should always reach out to those who might not have anyone.

Jack and Michael Foreman have produced a wonderful new picture book. I really enjoyed this books simplicity, as it made it relatable to any age in Anywhere, USA. The illustrations were also appealing, yet easy to take-in in a way that was effective to the message. I also enjoyed that inside of the back cover was filled with the words for hello in two dozen or more different languages, and found it quite endearing that the book was based on a childhood poem by the author.

This is a book to be reread. It looks simple but is complex in its design and the thematic cohesiveness is impressive.

A story with simple text but illustrations to narrate the story. A dog is left all alone with no one or home but finds comfort and activity at a park with children, the story then focuses on a little boy who has no one and left alone. As the story progresses, the boy shares his regret on not being included until the dog invites him to play. This is a sweet story about the importance of inviting everyone to participate and not to leave anyone out.

Say Hello was a very simply written and illustrated book. It was about a dog and a young boy who were all alone and found friends to play with.

This book was really good. The pictures were simple, yet powerful. Even though there was very little color, I could still see the people’s facial expressions and I could really see the point the author and artist were trying to get across.

I think this would be a good book to read to very young children on the first couple days of school. It would teach them to include others and that if you’re all alone, to try to make friends. This would also help young kids get an idea of how to write sentences in a logical order.

"Say Hello," was a short story but one with a pretty clear message. No one, whether it's a pet or a person, wants to be alone. This story tells us what we can do, we can "say hello." Nobody wants to feel left out when everyone's playing and having fun. Don't let a boy or girl stand by themselves looking sad, walk over and say "Hi, would you like to play?" It's the right thing to do. Friendship is important and all children deserve to make new friends.