Fred Stays with Me!

A poignant picture book about a young girl, who in the face of her parents' divorce, turns to the one constant in her life-her dog Fred.

Sometimes I live with my mom. Sometimes I live with my dad. But Fred stays with me.

Told from the point of view of a young child whose parents are divorced, Fred Stays with Me follows a girl and her dog, Fred, from one parent's house to the other's, giving her a sense of continuity and stability. With a simple text and childlike language, the story expresses and addresses a child's concerns, highlights the friendship between child and pet, presents a common ground for the parents, and resolves conflict in a positive way. Tricia Tusa's charming and whimsical artwork adds a light, happy feel to this poignant--but not overly sentimental--story.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/04/2011
ISBN: 9780316077910
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.70h x 7.80w x 0.20d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 115335 / Fred Stays with Me!
Reading Level: 1.8 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5