Barkus: The Most Fun: Book 3

I would like to share the latest children’s book Charlie and I were sent Barkus: The Most Fun: Book 3 published by Patricia Maclachlan and Illustrated by Marc Boutavant in exchange for this review.

Charlie and I sat down to read Barkus The Most Fun and before we finished the story we decided we wanted a Kitten like Baby. But David said no, Cats. Not, nice David.

That is okay though because we found a lot of adventures Barkus was able to go on that we can take our dogs on including a Camping Trip which is perfect when Homeschooling as its a Lesson for Charlie.

Charlie and I loved the Illustations and getting to know all the Animals on the Farm which we can research for school. As well as the Parade and Charlie even said we could start our own Parade for Animals and invite all of our Friends and Family who have Pets to join us.

Through Barkus Charlie and I even made up our own stories after lighting our Fireplace and cuddling on the Couch. I would like to than the Author for bringing Barkus into our lives bringing Charlie and I closer together while giving us new things to study.

Charlie and I would also like to let you know there is three books in the series Barkus: The Most Fun: Book 3, Barkus: Book 1 and Barkus Dog Dreams: Book 2.

About:

Barkus is back in this third installment of the warm and funny early chapter book series from the Newbery Medal–winning author, Patricia MacLachlan.

The lovable dog Barkus and his lucky young owner romp through the pages of this colorful and heartwarming book that’s just right for emerging readers and fans of series like Henry and Mudge and Juana and Lucas.

PERFECT FOR NEW READERS: The simple text and engaging pictures are just right for readers ready to take their first steps toward reading on their own.

CRITCALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES: The New York Times said, “The charm is infectious.” and The Horn Book proclaimed, “Fans will be begging for more.”

BUDDY BOOKS ARE PERENNIAL: Friendships are an integral part of every child’s life. Barkus and his owner have lots of adventures together, but they also care about each other’s feelings and they love one another unconditionally.

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Patricia MacLachlan has written dozens of books which have received many awards including the prestigious Newbery Medal. From picture books to chapter books to novels, her characters always linger in the minds of readers long after the books are closed.

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST: Marc Boutavant is a star illustrator in France and has a rising profile throughout the world.

Perfect for: parents and grandparents, educators, librarians

About Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan was born on the Prairie, and to this day carries a small bag of Prairie Dirt with her wherever she goes to remind her of what she knew first.

She is the author of many well-loved novels and picture books, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal; its sequels, Skylark and Caleb’s Story; and Three Names, illustrated by Mike Wimmer. She lives in Western Massachusetts.

In Her Own Words…”One thing I’ve learned with age and parenting is that life comes in circles. Recently, I was having a bad time writing. I felt disconnected. I had moved to a new home and didn’t feel grounded. The house, the land was unfamiliar to me. There was no garden yet. Why had I sold my old comfortable 1793 home? The one with the Snakes in the basement, Mice everywhere, no closets. I would miss the cold Winter air that came in through the Electrical Sockets.”

“I had to go this day to talk to a fourth-grade class, and I banged around the house, complaining. Hard to believe, since I am so mild mannered and pleasant, isn’t it? What did I have to say to them? I thought what I always think when I enter a room of children. What do I know?”

“I plunged down the hillside and into town, where a group of fourth-grade children waited for me in the library, freshly scrubbed, expectant. Should I be surprised that what usually happens did so? We began to talk about place, our living landscapes. And I showed them my little bag of Prairie Dirt from where I was born. Quite simply, we never got off the subject of place.

Should I have been so surprised that these young children were so concerned with place, or with the lack of it, their displacement? Five children were foster children, disconnected from their homes. One little boy’s house had burned down, everything gone. ‘Photographs, too,’ he said sadly. Another told me that he was moving the next day to place he’d never been. I turned and saw the librarian, tears coming down her face.”

“‘You know,’ I said. ‘Maybe I should take this bag of Prairie Dirt and toss it into my new yard. I’ll never live on the Prairie again. I live here now. The two places could mix together that way!’ ‘No!’ cried a boy from the back. ‘Maybe the Prairie Dirt will blow away!’ And then a little girl raised her hand. ‘I think you should put that Prairie Dirt in a glass bowl in your window so that when you write you can see it all the time. So you can always see what you knew first.'”

“When I left the library, I went home to write. What You Know First owes much to the children of the Jackson Street School: the ones who love place and will never leave it, the ones who lost everything and have to begin again. I hope for them life comes in circles, too.”

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates