Once I Ate a Pie

by Patricia MacLachlan (Author) Katy Schneider (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
A Newberry Medal winner and her daughter ask a collection of canines to speak up in their own words. The dogs have plenty to say because it's a dog's life filled with squeaky toys, mischief, pie, plenty of naps, tails to wag, and tales to tell. Full color.
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PreS-Gr 3 -Free-verse poems about 14 individual dogs sprawl across oversize spreads accompanied by large oil illustrations. The poems and paintings together delightfully capture each distinct personality in few words and with broad strokes of the brush. The fonts change often and reflect the poet -s words -rising and falling, sometimes in bold type, growing larger and smaller and dancing over the pages. The format allows for plenty of white space, emphasizing the postures and personalities of the pups and helping the playful fonts to stand out. The overall result is an entertaining visit with some very appealing canines, and a book that perhaps could serve as an inspiration in the classroom for young poets trying to describe their own pets. One wishes that the breeds were listed somewhere, but all in all, this title is still a real treat." -Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA" Copyright 2006 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the award-winning author of many novels for children, including the Newbery Medal and Scott O'Dell Award-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall, which was adapted into a Hallmark television movie starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken. She co-wrote the teleplay for the film as well as for two sequels, Skylark and Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, based on her novels.

Honored with a Christopher Award and a National Humanities Medal among many others, MacLachlan was also the author of Baby, Waiting for the Magic, The Truth of Me, and the picture books Someone Like Me (illustrated by Chris Sheban), and The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse (illustrated by Hadley Hooper).

Chris Sheban has been awarded three gold and three silver medals from the Society of Illustrators. Some of the books he has illustrated are I Met a Dinosaur by Jan Wahl, Catching the Moon by Myla Goldberg, and What To Do With a Box by Jane Yolen. Someone Like Me is his first book with Roaring Brook Press.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060735333
Lexile Measure
430
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
February 23, 2010
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002190 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pets
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
Library of Congress categories
Dogs
Children's poetry
Poetry
Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award
Nominee 2008 - 2008
Georgia Children's Book Award
Nominee 2009 - 2009
Beehive Awards
Winner 2008 - 2008
Virginia Readers Choice Award
Winner 2009 - 2009
Young Hoosier Book Award
Winner 2010 - 2010
Monarch Award
Second Place 2010 - 2010
Irma S. & James H. Black Award
Winner 2007 - 2007

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