Welcome home, Harley by Jess Black
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Little paws series. Random House, 2017. ISBN 9780143781776
(Age: 7+) Recommended. Dogs. Guide dogs. One in a series called Little
paws, this is a collaboration between Random and Guide Dogs
Association of Australia, bringing short easily read stories about
dogs to life for the newly independent reader. In this title, Lexie
and Tom go to the information session with their parents. Here they
learn all about the aims of the training schedule and what is
expected of them as trainers. The two are very excited when they
meet their dog, Harley, and learn why the dog was named. Given a
carrier, food, bowls and collars the family sets off home to
introduce the dog to their family home. Here it will stay, gaining
valuable training in what it means to be in a family and given a
wide variety of experiences. After a few hiccups in which the
children learn as much as the dog about being in a family, they
settle down to training the dog both at home and at preschool. Easy
to read, short, with some illustrations, these will appeal
enormously to the early reader and they will learn a lot along the
way about guide dogs, having a dog in the family and the
responsibility and care of an animal.
For more about these books see the Guide
Dogs Blog.
Fran Knight