Fred Stays with Me!
Nancy Coffelt
(Author)
Tricia Tusa
(Illustrator)
Description
A poignant picture book about a young girl, who in the face of her parents' divorce, turns to the one constant in her life-her dog Fred. Sometimes I live with my mom. Sometimes I live with my dad. But Fred stays with me. Told from the point of view of a young child whose parents are divorced, Fred Stays with Me follows a girl and her dog, Fred, from one parent's house to the other's, giving her a sense of continuity and stability. With a simple text and childlike language, the story expresses and addresses a child's concerns, highlights the friendship between child and pet, presents a common ground for the parents, and resolves conflict in a positive way. Tricia Tusa's charming and whimsical artwork adds a light, happy feel to this poignant--but not overly sentimental--story.Product Details
Price
$8.99
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publish Date
January 04, 2011
Pages
32
Dimensions
7.8 X 8.7 X 0.2 inches | 0.26 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780316077910
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About the Author
Nancy Coffelt is the author/illustrator of the several picture books for Harcourt: The Dog Who Cried Woof; Good Night, Sigmund; Tom's Fish; and Dogs in Space. She began writing and painting children's books when she started a family of her own. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Tricia Tusa has written and illustrated several acclaimed picture books, including Mrs. Spitzer's Garden; Maebelle's Suitcase; Camilla's New Hairdo; Bunnies in My Head, which features drawings by young patients at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; and our own Wing Nuts. She lives in New Mexico.
Reviews
A 2008 ALA Notable Children's Book
*"...Coffelt offers a fresh, villain-free look at a split family-and at a girl who finds strength, love and reassuring consistency in the dear pooch who is all her own....A gem."--Kirkus, starred review
...a nice choice for pet-loving families, divorced or not, to share ."--Parent's Choice
*"...Coffelt offers a fresh, villain-free look at a split family-and at a girl who finds strength, love and reassuring consistency in the dear pooch who is all her own....A gem."--Kirkus, starred review
...a nice choice for pet-loving families, divorced or not, to share ."--Parent's Choice
