Monday, July 12, 2021

Paddy's Payday (1989)

     Paddy is an Irish Terrier and half of an acrobatic show. Paddy's owner is Trilby O'Farrell. They live a trailer. On Paddy's Payday, Trilby gives Paddy a small sack of money. Paddy trots off to the nearby village and does some shopping. I love Alexander Day's illustrations. Her dog, Carl, does a walk-on in this book.☺At the end of the day, Paddy donates leftover money to charity. Paddy returns home with flowers for Trilby. The text is minimal in this book, making it primarily a wordless picture book. Beautiful wordless picture books encourage children to narrate, and so have a designated spot in my bookshelves.

Teach Motivate Create has Bow Meow Wow. Speech and Teach Supplies has a Wordless Picture Book Planning Sheet. Swiss Cheese Teaching has a Sleepy Cat Wordless Book.

*Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story (2011)

Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story by Thomas E. Yezerski (2011) is a true story about the destruction and revival of a tract of land in...