Fred Stays with Me!

By: Nancy Coffelt, Tricia Tusa (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 4 January 2011

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Paperback
32 Pages

Age
4 - 8

Dimensions(cm)
22.86 x 20.32 x 0.64

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A poignant picture book about a young girl, who in the face of her parents' divorce, turns to the one constant in her life-her dog Fred.

Sometimes I live with my mom. Sometimes I live with my dad. But Fred stays with me.

Told from the point of view of a young child whose parents are divorced, Fred Stays with Me follows a girl and her dog, Fred, from one parent's house to the other's, giving her a sense of continuity and stability. With a simple text and childlike language, the story expresses and addresses a child's concerns, highlights the friendship between child and pet, presents a common ground for the parents, and resolves conflict in a positive way. Tricia Tusa's charming and whimsical artwork adds a light, happy feel to this poignant--but not overly sentimental--story.

Industry Reviews

...a nice choice for pet-loving families, divorced or not, to share ."--Parent's Choice
A 2008 ALA Notable Children's Book
*"...Coffelt offers a fresh, villain-free look at a split family-and at a girl who finds strength, love and reassuring consistency in the dear pooch who is all her own....A gem."--Kirkus, starred review

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