My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks

If you want to spark a young child’s imagination, then reading My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks by Hanoch Piven is definitely one way to go. This has probably been the most creative picture book I have read thus far. The book begins with a drawing of a girls family on notebook paper (looks around first gradish) and it says “My teacher asked me to draw a picture of my family, and this is what I drew” and she goes on to say how she didn’t like it because there are so many things about each family member that you don’t see in the picture she drew. Then for each family member, she goes “my family member is like…” and compares them to everyday objects you see around your house. For example, for her mom, she goes “my mommy is as soft as the softest FLUFF, and as bright as the brightest LIGHT, she is taste as the cunchiest COOKIE, etc”. With each object she compares the family member to, there is a real life picture of the object. This is great for children that are just learning how to read because the picture helps them recognize the word. In addition, this is a great book to use when teaching similes, since pretty much every sentence in the book is a similies and provides great details. I love the creativity and the originality in this book and I know it’s one that will never get boring and every child will love.