FICTION

One-Dog Sleigh

by Mary CASANOVA
illus. by Ard Hoyt. 32p. Farrar. Sept. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-374-35639-2. LC 2012007581.
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PreS-Gr 2—In this cumulative picture book, a girl and her dog hitch a pony to a sleigh. As they ride through snow-covered woods, forest animals exclaim, "I want to play" until they are all riding in a "one-pony, one-mouse, one-bear, one-deer, one-lynx, one-owl, one-squirrel, one-dog sleigh" and get stuck in a snowdrift. A small mouse steps up to navigate as the others push the sleigh to the top of a hill, where they speed down, hit a bump, and crash. Cartoon illustrations in pen and ink convey the weight of the sleigh and depth of the snow. This tale has plenty of repetition, action verbs, and onomatopoeia and is well suited for reading aloud. Emerging readers will also appreciate occasional rhymes, clear text in short sentences, and appealing illustrations full of picture clues.—Julie R. Ranelli, Queen Anne's County Free Library, Stevensville, MD
Reviewed by Julie R. Ranelli , Sep 01, 2013

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