In their final meeting, her hat is even more elaborate and finally meets the approval of the yellow dog in this way, a relationship is developed between the characters despite the simplicity of the text. They leave as she bids him an angry farewell. The yellow dog does not like the long ski cap the pink dog is wearing. When we next see them together, they are skiing. Now they are riding scooters she has a hat with a feather.Īgain, he does not like her hat, but as they part, he has made off with the feather. In their first appearance, a pink dog asks a yellow dog if he likes her hat with its little flower. Throughout the book, details in Eastman's illustrations seem to invite the reader to notice the deeper significance of small things. The dogs featured in the book use their cars to help them get their work done and get to places. The book also teaches children colors and conveys emotion. The book helps children learn basic concepts and actions like playing, working, going up, going down. I meant what I said about the hat subplot.

It makes it less of a mind-numbing experience when you end up reading it a couple times. Most kids books seem to be about 20 pages these days, but this is pretty easily triple that. Try explaining to someone from Japan why you get *in* a car but *on* a train.)Īs a bonus, this book is long. (If you think prepositions are easy, it's only because you're a native speaker. If I was still teaching ESL students, I would use this to clue in struggling students about prepositions. Lots of basic words used in different situations make it a great tool. Seriously though, I had a great time reading this book with my little boy. There were just too many structural problems with the story for that. Ultimately, when reading a book like this, the question you have to ask yourself is 'Would I buy the sequel?' And I have to say, with some regret, that I wouldn't. The one saving grace of the book was the 'Do you like my hat?' subplot, which was very tight in its execution and satisfying in its resolution. And, unfortunately, the story is severely lacking here. That said, you can have a book that contains big ideas AND an interesting story too. Are we a green dog or a yellow one? Is it day or night? These are big questions, and they need to be asked. Eastman is asking bold questions about how things are related to one another. I respect what the author is attempting to do here, thematically. What's more, the plot is a mess, leaping from event to event almost randomly at times. It's full of needless repetition, which makes it longer than it needs to be.

I know this is a classic and all, but I had a hard time making it through this book.

Go dogs go dr seuss