Candlewick Press | 978-1536222067

David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka have done a number of books together, including HOW TO APOLOGIZE and SEE THE CAT: Three Stories About a Dog, winner of the 2021 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. Now, readers can enjoy their next collaboration: GO and GET.

This clever concept book is set up as a game of fetch, with three characters who are anxious to play – Jack, Jill, and Rex, the dog. The story begins:

On this page, young readers can guess what Jack brought before turning the page to reveal a frog. Jill comes with a different box, water splashes out, and readers see what looks like a small goldfish tank inside the box to reveal another word beginning with F – fish! And what did Rex bring back? 

Kids will know that a duck is in the box, and they may know that duck starts with “D.”  But… not to worry because this duck is Rex’s friend. The shenanigans continues with Jack and Jill bringing more and more silly examples until the letter D comes up. When Rex arrives empty-handed, it’s easy to assume he is confused. Doesn’t he realize that he’s a dog and “Dog” begins with the letter D?

This fun book invites prediction and letter recognition, as well as making use of a lot of decodable and common sight words. It’s a clever book that kids practicing prereading and reading skills will adore.

And guess what? It looks like another fun companion — Mr. Fox’s Game of “No!” — will follow in September.

Check out these downloadable Activity Sheets to accompany the book!