Hot Dog. Doug Salati. 2022. 40 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: City summer
steamy
sidewalks
concrete
crumbles
sirens
screech
so hot!
can't sit
or sniff
or wait
crowds
close in...
Premise/plot: Hot Dog is the 2023 Caldecott Medal winner. This picture book stars a dog and his owner. This dog is a HOT dog. And he has had enough--more than enough--of city life, of hot city life. The pair travel spontaneously [or so it appears to this reader at least] to the ocean for the day.
My thoughts: I love the illustrations. This dog is just super-super-super cute and adorable [and expressive]. The text is sparse, but descriptive. The text reads like a poem. There are many spreads of this picture book that are wordless. The pictures/illustrations definitely are capable of telling the story all on their own.
© 2023 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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