I, Trixie who is dog

I, Trixie who is dog

by: Dean Koontz

Illustrated by: Janet Cleland

Ages:3-8

There are plenty of reasons to envy a dog, or so Trixie thinks! What would it be like to live a dog's life? I, Trixie who is dog explains all of the perks through exciting free verse text that sits, at times like a poem. It sounds like a Dr. Seuss poem at times with twisted text and subtle rhymes. The book flows quickly and keeps the reader's attention. The generous amounts of text fill the pages and sit in paragraph form. The rhymes are funny and the author uses typical things that dogs do to explain how wonderful it is to be a dog. The illustrations are not an essential part of the story, but they take the free verse to the next level with colorful watercolor pictures. On some pages, the picture is the page, while others have medium sized images and include more than one scene. There are a lot of physical signs in the illustrations that include text which would be helpful to children if they cannot read on their own. This would allow for them to recognize what is being discussed in the poem because the images support the text almost word for word (or word for image). I, Trixie who is dog would be great to read to Kindergartners and 1st graders.