The Pineapple Pages

Author: John Frank Illustrator: Zachary Pullen Awards: Bluebonnet Book Ages:Kindergarten- 4th Grade Pineapple Points: 5/5 🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍 Summary: Grizz and his gang of rough and tough cowboys are in need of someone to straighten them up and show them love. Grizz goes into town to find such a love and comes back to camp with a fluffy white miniature poodle. Unhappy with Grizz's idea of a good idea, the cowboys are assigned a task to help take care of the pup. It isn't until the poodle does an amazing trick that the cowboys clean up their act and accept the dog and their roles as caretakers. Evaluation: An adorable book that was one of my favorite as a kid. It is a fun read and will have children rolling on the floor with the ironic nature of the story.

Author: Bill Wallace Awards: Bluebonnet Award Ages: 4th- 7th Grade Pineapple Points: 5/5 🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍 Summary: After a traumatic experience with a mean dog when he was little, Ricky, a fourth grade farm boy, did not fancy dogs very much. One day a malnurished puppy came wandering up to Ricky's farm. With hopes of a meal. the dog was in turn scared off by the mean barn cats. After some time, the Dog became Kitty, who eventually became Ricky's best friend. Evaluation: A humorous story about a little god who got the beat of a standoffish boy. This story is adorable and would be a fun read for a middle school child. It is relate able for children and would be a great book for a classroom shelf.

Author: Betsy Bryars Illustrator: Doron Ben-Ami Awards: Bluebonnet Award Ages: 1st-4th Grade Pineapple Pages: 4/5 🍍🍍🍍🍍 Summary: One day a tornado was coming so Pete, the farmhand, and the family he worked for settled into the storm cellar. Link, the man of the estate, did not make it to the cellar and the family was worried. To ease the tension, Pete told a tale about his dog Tornado. After a tornado hit when he was a boy, he discovered a doghouse on his property that had a dog in it. He decided to keep it and name him, Tornado. Tornado was a spectacular pup and Pete told stories about the dog knowing card tricks and digging-holes. When the tornado had passed the family reunited with Link but the story of Tornado remained. Evaluation: A adorable book that has beautiful illustrations. This small chapter book would be great for a book club or accelerated readers in younger grades. To no surpirse, this book won a Bluebonnet Award.