And the reading challenge continues! As stated in a previous post, my librarian friend Ashley Lambacher of the Book Talker and I are hosting the Buckeye Book Award Reading Challenge. Our goal is to read all the past winners from the children’s book category in chronological order from 1982 to the present. I will read the K-2 picture book winners and Ashley will read the 4-8/3-5 chapter book winners. Because 2000 was skipped, today I continue my challenge by reading the winner of the K-2 Buckeye Book Award in 2001, Bark, George by Jules Feiffer.
Bark, George is about a young pup learning to speak like a dog. When his mother asks him to bark, he returns with a meow. Then he quacks, oinks, and moos. Georg is taken to the doctor. Surprisingly, the vet reaches into him and pulls out a cat, duck, pig, and cow! Once they leave the doctor’s office, George’s mother asks him to bark. Instead of barking, George says, “hello.” The simple text and cartoonish drawings of Bark, George interest young readers. Making for a good read aloud, children enjoy the unexpected humor of this story. Still a popular book, this title is checked out often in my libraries today. An understandable winner for a Buckeye Book Award.
Ashley, your upcoming 2001 book is The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dave Pilkey. Fifteen years laster, this series is still going strong. A fitting win for a Buckeye Book Award.
Would you like to join Ashley and I as we read through Ohio’s award winning books? We welcome any and all who are interested in participating in this fun reading challenge. For more information, click here.
Yes! Kids still adore this book! Several 1st grade teachers read this to their classes and the kids get so excited when they find Bark, George on BookFlix or in the library. Feiffer really hit it out of the park on this one!
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