The Stray Dog - A Book About Belonging

Posted on November 30, 2005

Jo Evelti, the early childhood teacher at Hinesburg Community School, was kind enough to share this book with me. Last week I visited her class and read the book "The Lonely Scarecrow" with her students. We talked about belonging, friendships, trust and safety in relation to the story. What a great group of kids!

The "Stray Dog" by Marc Simont is about a family that meets a dog (they named him Willy) and how Willy becomes a part of their family. The final line in the book is "and Willy settled in where he belonged". It is a fun book, nicely illustrated and apparently based on a true story by Rieko Sassa.