Updated: The winner of the book giveaway is Sarah E. of Massachusetts. Congratulations, Sarah! You will receive a copy of Hello Goodbye Dog very soon.
The principal at my elementary school knew Bowzer well. My beloved mutt hated goodbyes and followed me to school, preferring the many hellos of the kids in the playground. Bowzer was sent home, to bark maniacally at the mailman and wait not-so-patiently for the school day’s end.
Zara and her dog Moose also suffer the pangs of daylong separation in Maria Gianferrari’s lovely picture book Hello Goodbye Dog. For Moose, hello is a “ride in the car” and a “pat on the head,” while goodbye feels like an “itch that cannot be scratched” and “a closing door.” After Moose makes mayhem in the school cafeteria one day, Zara provides a perfect–and unexpected–solution. Train Moose to be a therapy reading dog! Now Moose go to school, too, and turn reading into a cozy, furry experience for Zara and her classmates.
To celebrate this little gem of a book (illustrated by Patrice Barton and brought into being by Roaring Brook Press), I created an easy bookmark project that honors both reading & puppy power! Your finished bookmark will slip onto the corner of the page & hold your place so your copy of Hello Goodbye Dog won’t get dog-eared.
What you need:
5.76″ x 5.76″ origami paper
Scissors
Black pen
Glue stick
Step 1: Fold the origami paper as shown in the slideshow below.
Step 2: Once you have a triangle shape, cut the bottom point into two rounded points to make the dog’s snout.
Step 3: Cut out the nose (a small rounded triangle), ears, and tongue shapes in colors of your choice. You can freehand or use this template for the ears and tongue.
Step 4: Glue the nose in place. Adhere the ears into the pocket at the top of the triangle. I folded the ears at a slight angle to give the puppy a rakish look!
Step 5: Trim the tongue so that you can insert it into the opening at the snout end of your triangle. Dab with glue so that you can press it into place.
Step 6: Draw eyes and other details with your black pen. Voila! A dog-eared bookmark!
Also, if you are in New England this August, Maria and therapy dog Brig will be presenting Hello, Goodbye Dog at the Toadstool Book Shop in Keene, NH August 20 at 11 a.m.
The blog tour of Hello Goodbye Dog continues . . . check out these sites:
July 27 Kid Lit Frenzy
July 28 Mrs. Knott’s Book Nook
July 31 Picture Books Help Kids Soar
Aug 1 Bildebok
Aug 2 The Loud Library Lady
Aug 3 DEBtastic Reads!
Aug 4 Mamabelly’s Lunches with Love
Aug 7 Writing for Kids (While Raising Them)
EXTRA: Aug 25 Kidlit411—Interview with Patrice Barton
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