I have read a lot of Cynthia Rylant books during my author study, but I think this one may be my favorite. This book was about a little old lady who named EVERYTHING! Her car, house, bed, dresser and even her rocking chair had a name. The old lady was kind of sad though, she had out lived every single one of her friends. One day a puppy came to her house, she fed it, but she told it to go home. Everyday the puppy would come back and she would always tell it to go away. She didn't want to take the risk of out living another friend. One day the puppy who had grown into a dog didn't show up. This worried the old lady especially when he didn't show up for many days. The lady went to the pound to see if she could find her dog. When the dog catcher asked what the dogs name was, the old lady was a little stunned this is the one thing she had never named. She told the man his name was Lucky and as soon as she said it the shy dog ran up to her and she took him home.
I thought that this book was so heart warming and touching. The lady was afraid of outliving the dog that she never named it, but in the end she made room in her home for her new friend Lucky. This book was very well written and Kathryn Brown did an amazing job with the illustrations. This book reminds me of my grandmother. She had a cat who passed away and now she is afraid of getting another one and getting attached to it as well. This book would engage the audience from the very beginning. I think it would be a neat book to read to the class and ask the students if they name things around their house like the lady in the book does. I really think that the students would love this book and it would keep them engaged to the very end to make sure that the old lady found her dog.
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