Author/Illustrator: Natasha Wing and Julie Durrell
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Age Group: K - 3rd
Summary:
The family was planning a family vacation. Throughout the night before they planned to leave the children were thinking about past vacations and talking about all the fun they had. The car was packed tightly, and the children were excited they dreamt about the vacation.
The next morning, the dad woke them up and they were ready to go by 4 am. They all squeezed into the car and then raced off. The daughter in the backseat cries out and says they forgot their dog! The dad turns around and they grab the dog and begin to head out on their 10-hour drive.
I would use this book in a lower elementary classroom setting to get the class excited about summer vacation. I think they would enjoy the drawings of the overflowing car and them having to turn around to get their dog.
I would read this before my class got out on the last day of school and have them do a coloring activity of what they are wanting to do that upcoming summer.
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