A little long in places, little black poodle who barks at everything, her family leaves her alone-no barking. When they return-happy barking-father comes to the realization that the annoying barking is a happy protective, I love my family barking. ( )

This book is about a little poodle who barks at everything. The one day the family goes out and the poodle stays home with the father of the house. The poodle stopped barking all day until the family came back home. The book is long to hold a preschool age group but would be good for kindergarten or first grade. The author website is http://www.charlottezolotow.com/. I liked the website because of the teacher resources section that has activities to go along with some of her books.

A family had a little poodle who liked to bark at everything including the wind, the ring on the telephone, and even the rain. One day, the mom and two children decided to go out for the day, so the dad stayed home with the poodle. The poodle didnt bark all day and was very quiet until the rest of the family came home later. The dad realized the poodle loves its family and just wants to be around them all the time!