For all those dog lovers out there this is one that will make you smile. Eileen Christelow writes a graphic novel about the ups and downs of being a dog...from a dogs point-of-view. It is a good way to help show students that there are other ways of looking at a situation. Emma is a dog who doesn't always get along with her owner. In fact they disagree so much that she actually runs away for a little and becomes an actress. However, like in many other stories, distance makes the heart grow fonder and Emma and her owner George realize life is better when they are together, even though they may fight. Christelow uses word bubbles to show the different characters speaking to each other. She also uses picture boxes to display different times of the day and scene changes. Since some of the story looks at two places at one time, it was a good idea to show the differences in picture books. Throughout the story Emma finds herself on the computer writing to a dog show. These little blurbs are what I think make the book so interesting and fun. They have special e-mail addresses that they use to send in information to the host to ask advise on what to do with their owner. Usually in real life it is the other way around, but in this book we get to experience life through a dogs eyes.
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