Can You Find Pup?

by Vincent X Kirsch

Overview

In this easy-to-read, search-and-find story, Tate draws cats, bugs, and birds—but he never draws Pup!

Tate likes to draw. He draws 10 cats on the couch, 10 bugs in the garden, and 10 birds in the park. Pup, who craves attention, is never in Tate's pictures. Pup is very upset, so he runs away to join the circus. Tate misses Pup and draws many, many pictures of the dog to hang all over town. Tate and Pup reunite, and now Tate will always remember to draw Pup.

While reading the story, readers can search for cats, bugs, birds, and Pup.

A Junior Library Guild selection!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823439416
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	10/23/2018
Series:	I Like to Read Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	314,298
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

VINCENT X. KIRSCH is an artist, designer, toymaker, and writer of books, film, and television projects. He has illustrated ten children's books, some of which he also wrote.

Editorial Reviews

"This clever story will also be a fine choice for preschoolers who are learning to count to 10, and it even teaches a little about different art methods. Lively illustrations in watercolor and ink are filled with tiny details and funny expressions for Tate and Pup and their feline friends."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

10/01/2018
K-Gr 2—Another entry in the series of picture book and beginning reader mash-ups. Beret-wearing Tate is a boy who likes to draw and Pup would like to be drawn, but he's never the subject of Tate's work. "Can you find ten bugs?" or birds or cats or clowns in Tate's pictures? Yes to them all, but no rainbow-hue poodles appear. So Pup takes drastic action and runs away with the circus—he is having a blast on the trapeze, as a lion tamer, and riding the elephant. But Tate is sadly missing Pup, whom he draws repeatedly. Now, you can find 10 pictures of Pup. Kirsch's easy-to-read text is perfectly complemented by his French-inspired illustrations. His use of details, whimsy, color, and great facial expressions really bring this simple tale to life. The amazing clowns are worth the price of admission. VERDICT This is a great beginning reader with fun illustrations. A strong purchase.—Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH

School Library Journal

2018-07-24

In this amusing early reader, a young left-handed artist ignores his talented poodle until Pup runs away to join the circus.

The little boy, Tate, wears a black beret and a jaunty, red scarf as he creates pencil sketches of his cats, flowers and insects in his garden, and clowns at the circus. Pup makes desperate bids for Tate's attention, painting his own fur with tubes of paint, swinging from a tree branch, and juggling balls for the clowns. When Pup follows the clowns and joins the circus, Tate is sad at the loss of his pet. He posts 10 colored-pencil portraits of Pup outside the circus tent, leading to a happy reunion of boy and dog. The story's clever construction has a brightly colored illustration of Tate busily sketching on one double-page spread followed by a spread displaying Tate's large, black-and-white drawing that includes 10 similar items in a busy seek-and-find design. The minimal text works well as an early reader, but this clever story will also be a fine choice for preschoolers who are learning to count to 10, and it even teaches a little about different art methods. Lively illustrations in watercolor and ink are filled with tiny details and funny expressions for Tate and Pup and their feline friends. All the human characters, including the clowns, present white.

The combination of a simple but satisfying plot and vibrant art adds up to a story that succeeds on several levels. Yes, we can find Pup! And we'd like to see him (and Tate) again. (Early reader/picture book. 2-8)

Kirkus Reviews