If You Give a Dog a Donut

Genre: Fantasy

Review: Considering that a dog would not normally be given the chance to eat a donut, or the opportunity to have something to go with it, Laura Numeroff created a story using fantasy as the genre. Through Laura Numeroff’s fun imagination, she creates a story that is enjoyable and

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keeps you on the edge of your seat as you wonder what the dog will ask for next to go with his donut.

Characterization: The dog who is the main character in the story, is a round character because as the story goes on, we come to learn what he wants from the boy to go with his donut. Once he receives the donut, he’s going to want apple juice to go with it. What will happen when he drinks all the juice? What will he want next, will be the question in all the students’ minds as they read the story.

Media: Acrylic paints.

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Genre: fantasy

Summary: This book is about a dog who really wanted to have a good time. He wanted to eat a donut and play all day long and he never wanted the day to end. this is a really cute story for children and adult alike.

Critique: I really enjoy these books by Laura Numeroff and i think i

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would want to do an author study on these books. i would have us read through all of her IF you give a (Blank) a (Blank) books and then we would write our own stories.

Grade: 1st and 2nd

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This is a fun addition to the If You Give A... series. The students will love it.

If You Give a Dog a Donut harkens back to the cuteness of If You Give a Pig a Pancake, but with a nod to boys. My sons devoured the "If You Give" books until If You Take a Mouse to the Movies - the stories started to feel more forced than genuine. This latest installment is terrific - so much so

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that my now 10 and 13 year olds enjoyed reading it and pulled out our other "If You

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Another version of "If You Give a Moose a Muffin" or "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" and revolving around a predictable text about a dog being given a donut and what he'll probably want next. The adventure begins with giving a dog a donut and chances increasing that he'll want a apple juice and

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evolving from there. The series though is great for being cyclical in nature and coming back around to wanting apple juice and then thinking of a donut. This is an excellent book for beginner readers or for a lesson on cause and effect and has great cartoon pictures to go along with the text that children will most likely enjoy.

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I like this book especially if the reader has read the other predictable plot texts. The illustrations are cute and the predictability make for a great read-aloud, as it is easy for young readers/listeners to follow along.
Age range: 3 - 7 Years (B&N)

This book would be great for teaching students cause and effect. Everything the dog does, leads him to something else. I would think this book would be great for a read aloud for grades 1st-5th.

Exactly what you'd expect.

In my opinion, “If You Give a Dog a Donut” by Laura Numeroff is a great book for elementary school students. The author does a great job making the central message of the book known to readers. The central message of the book is that giving is important, and that it can be an ongoing process

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sometimes. The author relays this message to her readers by showing how once the boy gives the dog one item, the dog will want another or want another service in return. The pictures in the book also support the idea that giving can be an ongoing process by showing the dog always one step ahead of the boy, and the boy chasing after the dog to keep with up with the dog’s needs and wants. The language on each page is brief which makes the story easy to follow. For example, one page reads, “If you give a dog a donut, he’ll ask for some apple juice to go with it.” The author gets right to the point of the relationship between giving a dog a donut and what the dog will want or need prior to receiving the donut.

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Summary:
This book is about a dog who is given a donut at the beginning of the story but then decides that he also needs some juice. After he drinks it all he decides he wants more so he wants to make his own. From there the story spirals into a day long adventure.

Personal Reaction:
This book was

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fun for me to read and it is fun to read to children. Who doesn't love a book with a donut loving puppy dog? It is entertaining and keeps you guessing what the dog will want next.

Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. Because the dog wants apple juice, I would bring in different types of apples. I would then give each students a slice of all three apples so they could taste test it. As a class we could create a graph and compare how many students liked which apple best. I could also have them write down why the apple they chose was their favorite to test their descriptive writing.

2. As a class we could could read together the rest of the "If You Give..." series. We can discuss the pattern the authors uses in her stories. We could brainstorm new title ideas to go with the series. I would then break the students up into groups and assign them a title to create their own book.

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Good book to read in addition to the other "If You Give ...." books. It is easier to relate to than the other similar books because children may more familiar with dogs than the other animals.

In my opinion this is a fun book to read aloud to young students. Since this book is short and humorous, students will be engaged while wondering what comes next after the dog receives something from the little boy. The book starts off the chain of events by saying "If you give a dog a donut, he'll

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ask for some apple juice to go with it." This starts the students anticipation of what the dog will do next. The illustrations are silly and will be comical to students, they also match the text appropriately. The big idea of "If You Give A Dog a Donut" is cleverness, readers are able to watch the dog being shrewd.

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I was unaware of this book by the author of If you Give a mouse a Cookie.

It was cute not as cute as the above mentioned book but cute none the less.

This picture book is a humor that is a part of the series "if you give...". It is a funny series and one of my most favorite children series. In the book, The dog wants more and more from the owner. It says things like" if you give a dog a donut, he'll ask for some apply juice to go with it".

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Eventually, he drinks all the juice, wants to make some more, and with each new thing he gets. he gets distracted and asks for something else. It is funny to see how the events and his wants play out. Eventually, he wants another donut and the book ends. This book is content and reading level appropriate for 3rd graders. With help, students younger could enjoy this book. I like this book because it is funny that the dog wants so many things that are random. The dog is getting dry with a bandana after a water fight and then he "wrap[s] it around his head and pretend[s] that he's a pirate". Then he goes hunting for treasure and the whole story started with him eating a donut and drinking juice. The big idea is that one event can cause so many other things to happen and can cause for an adventurous and exciting day around the house.

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In my opinion, this is a great book for young children. One of the things I liked about the book was the cause and effect used in the story. It all started with a young boy who gave a dog a donut, but it leads to a fun adventure. The story is silly and entertaining. I liked how some events in the

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story were predictable, while others were not. For example, when the dog puts the bandanna around his head and pretends he’s a pirate, the reader may guess the dog would want to go on a treasure hunt next. The illustrations are beautifully done and really add to the story. The illustrations are silly and entertaining, just like the story is. My favorite pages are the two pages that show the dog doing his happy dance to celebrate his home run. The dog is jumping and doing handstands, it is very entertaining. The big idea of this story is to show young readers cause and effect in an entertaining way.

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This is yet another short story of all of the endless possibilities that will occur if... you give a dog a donut. Laura Numeroff takes the reader through the imaginative, endless, and hilarious scenarios that occur if you give a dog a donut. The dog would need apple juice if he has a donut, then

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he'd ask for more! Then, the dog would want to make some more apple juice so he would pick apples. But then when he is in the tree, that will make the dog think of baseball because he threw his owner the apple. This of course would make the dog want to play baseball! This would make the dogs owner go and get a ball and a baseball glove! but of COURSE the dog would need a bat. Who can play baseball without a bat? Then, who doesn't love a happy dance to celebrate playing baseball? All of these scenarios keep going and going until at the very end of the book, the dog of comes full circle to wanting a... DONUT!

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This is a fantasy book about what happens if you give a dog a donut. The book follows all of the things that would happen after you give a dog a donut, like wanting apple juice to go with it which then leads to him flying a kite. By the end of the book, you learn all the things that would happen if

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you were to give a dog a donut.

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If you give a dog a donut ... all kinds of adventures will ensue!

I was delighted to find this book in the library recently; in the past, I had happily read and shared several other of the "If You Give A ..." series with the youngsters in my life. This book was no exception and was just as humorous

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and entertaining as the others. The illustrations were once again exceptional and full of fun details. This is a great read with preschoolers and elementary-age children.

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If you give a dog a donut ... all kinds of adventures will ensue!

I was delighted to find this book in the library recently; in the past, I had happily read and shared several other of the "If You Give A ..." series with the youngsters in my life. This book was no exception and was just as humorous

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and entertaining as the others. The illustrations were once again exceptional and full of fun details. This is a great read with preschoolers and elementary-age children.

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If you give a dog a donut, he'll ask for some apple juice to go with it.When you give him the juice, he'll drink it all up.Then, before you can say "Woof" . . . Dog is off on a backyard adventure!The exuberant dog who first appeared in if you give a pig a party is now the star of his very own book.

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Written in the irresistible "If You Give..." tradition, if you give a dog a donut is another home run from the beloved team of Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond.

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