Biscuit and the Little Pup

Category: Beginning Readers 

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin. Biscuit and the Little Pup. Illus. by Pat Schories. 29pp. Harper Collins. 2008.  ISBN 978-0-06-074170-9.

When Biscuit finds a puppy hiding in a playhouse during a trip to the park, he is determined to engage the little pup in a game. Biscuit tries to entice his friend to emerge from the hiding spot using a ball and a bone, but nothing works! Finally Biscuit wonders away to find a hiding spot of his own, and the puppy timidly appears. Through an engaging game of hide and seek, the puppies attract the attention of young readers and encourage them to follow the adventures of Biscuit and his friend. charming color illustrations accompany the fun story, and simple words in large type are perfect for beginning readers in kindergarten and first grade.