This happens several more times with several more plain hats, and each time the dog replies “I do not like that hat.” At the large dog party at the end of the book, the first dog is wearing an over-the-top, outlandish party hat that is borderline ridiculous it is at this time that the second dog agrees that it is a great hat, and the two ride off into the sunset together. He bluntly replies, “I do not like that hat,” and the two part ways.

Several times throughout the book, one dog wearing a simple hat asks another dog whether or not he likes it. Along with this, colourful and quirky drawings accompany each of the phrases, allowing kids to understand the context better through visual reinforcement.Īside from being a great tool for teaching, this book is also a humorous tale for the reader. Go!” is an amusing repeated chant used to encourage the dogs on their journey. The words are often repeated so the reader will actually recognize phrases and terms previously used in the book, and “Go, dog. The words are simple and easier for pronunciation, so children trying to read along with parents will likely not be frustrated by this book. This approach makes the book much less intimidating for beginning readers, and allows them to explore the book at an appropriate pace. The book consists of large print and sentences being broken down into 2-3 words per line: The red dog is out.” The book also teaches prepositions and proximity to other objects with declarations such as “Two dogs in a house on a boat in the water. Kids can explore movement and direction with lines like “The blue dog is in. Dogs in all shapes, sizes, and colours are doing multiple actions on various forms of vehicles, and a large number of them are on their way to an unnamed location, which we find out at the end is a party atop a tree.

Written exclusively for children just learning how to read, this story takes the reader on a whimsical and light-hearted course through colours, numbers, time, and more. Eastman has been re-released in 2011 in a special 50 th Anniversary Party edition format, complete with a shiny and colourful foil-like cover. Go, Dog, Go! New York: Random House Children’s Books, 2011.

Go dog go by pd eastman