Say hello

What a great discovery! This will be a nice book to read to my first graders. This book reminds me of the David books because the crayon illustrations and basic colors make it easy for kids to relate to or even imagine that they wrote it themselves. Certainly, all of them can relate at least to the

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message, just like the author can. The beautiful aspect of this book is that the illustrations almost say more than the words. It is a delight to see the dog running toward the boy and inviting him to play, and it would almost ruin it if the text actually said, “the dog came to see if the boy wanted to play so that he wouldn’t feel sad anymore.” This is one of those sweet books in which the text and illustrations play off each other such that the reader can discover and tell the story him/herself.

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Jack and Michael Foreman have produced a wonderful new picture book. I really enjoyed this books simplicity, as it made it relatable to any age in Anywhere, USA. The illustrations were also appealing, yet easy to take-in in a way that was effective to the message. I also enjoyed that inside of the

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back cover was filled with the words for hello in two dozen or more different languages, and found it quite endearing that the book was based on a childhood poem by the author.

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I thought this was a great book to read in the classroom. It could be one that you read at the beginning of the year to make sure and remind the kids that it is not nice to leave someone out or to be the one left out of the activity. You could also use this for a dramatic play with the classroom

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and have them act out different ways they could invite everyone into a games and make sure no ones feelings are hurt or you could have then do a journal write about it.

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Say Hello was a very simply written and illustrated book. It was about a dog and a young boy who were all alone and found friends to play with.

This book was really good. The pictures were simple, yet powerful. Even though there was very little color, I could still see the people’s facial

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expressions and I could really see the point the author and artist were trying to get across.

I think this would be a good book to read to very young children on the first couple days of school. It would teach them to include others and that if you’re all alone, to try to make friends. This would also help young kids get an idea of how to write sentences in a logical order.

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Simple story about a kid not being included. Teaches children how to reach out and join the group of friends.

This book will stir up feeling about the joys and relief of finding a new friend just when you need it most.
Ages 4 and up
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"Say Hello," was a short story but one with a pretty clear message. No one, whether it's a pet or a person, wants to be alone. This story tells us what we can do, we can "say hello." Nobody wants to feel left out when everyone's playing and having fun. Don't let a boy or girl stand by themselves

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looking sad, walk over and say "Hi, would you like to play?" It's the right thing to do. Friendship is important and all children deserve to make new friends.

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This is a story about a little boy and a dog who sadly watch a group of children playing. They feel left out until the dog decides to join in the fun! This book deals with the subject of loneliness and feelings of being left out in an excellent way. The simple answer for children, "Say Hello". The

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illustrations are wonderful. This is an excellent book for teaching children to have fellow feeling.

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