| Type: | Library Material |
| Title: | Pride Puppy! |
| Publisher: | Orca Book Publishers |
| Edition: | 1st |
| ISBN: | 9781459824843 |
| Copyright: | 2021 |
| Author: | Stevenson, Robin |
| Illustrator: | McLaughlin, Julie |
| Price: | 12.77 |
| Material Attributes: | Hardback
Fiction
Illustrations -- yes |
| Recommendation Status: | recommended |
| Created By: | Roseli Walker |
| Subject Unit: | Fiction(FIC) |
| Grade Level: | K, 1, 2 |
| Appropriate Audience: | FCR (Free Choice Reading) |
| Describe the material: | Include description of contents and their intended purpose. It's Pride Day! The whole family is together to celebrate! There's music, dancers, floats and ..a lost puppy? Oh no!
This engaging introduction to Pride parades for the youngest readers successfully testifies to the warmth and power of queer community.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review A young child and their family are having a wonderful time together celebrating Pride Day—meeting up with Grandma, making new friends and eating ice cream. But then something terrible happens: their dog gets lost in the parade! Luckily, there are lots of people around to help reunite the pup with his family. This rhyming alphabet book tells a lively story, with rich, colorful illustrations that will have readers poring over every detail as they spot items starting with each of the letters of the alphabet. An affirming and inclusive book that offers a joyful glimpse of a Pride parade and the vibrant community that celebrates this day each year. |
| Evaluate the material: | What is its relationship to MCPS curriculum? Free Choice Reading |
| Analyze the material: | List material's strengths and weaknesses. Kirkus Reviews starred (May 1, 2021)
LGBTQIA + ABC + dog = fun! This queer-centric alphabet book follows a young light-brown–skinned protagonist of ambiguous gender, their moms (an interracial couple), baby sibling, and rambunctious dog as they get ready to head off to a Pride parade. Disaster looms, however, when a tumble leads to a loose dog and a chase through the parade to reunite the four-legged member of the family with its bipedal owners. Each page introduces the next letter of the alphabet, advancing the story and along the way offering a plethora of vocabulary words (sometimes in print, sometimes in illustrations—a concluding search-and-find word list will send readers back through the book). While the story is sweet, the illustrations are the real stars of the show, depicting realistic characters and a crowd that is diverse in age, skin tone, racial presentation, size and shape, ability, and body modification. The cartoon illustrations are highly detailed, which may make the book challenging for large-group storytimes, but it will keep lap-readers invested as they pore over the characters, designs, and background actions. The only thing missing is a flag identification guide to help caregivers identify the variety of identities found and supported within the book. That quibble aside, the book is sheer delight and will be a welcome addition to shelves everywhere. Highly—and proudly—recommended. (Picture book. 4-6) |
| First Signature: | Roseli Maria Walker |
| First Signature Date: | 3/21/2022 |
| Second Signature: | Allie Skiest, 5th grade teacher |
| School Number: | 425 |