Biscuit's Big Friend: A My First I Can Read Story about a Little Puppy and a Big Dog Learning to Play Together - Hardcover

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060291672 ISBN 13: 9780060291679

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2003

Synopsis

For fans of Clifford and Spot, welcome everybody’s favorite little yellow puppy, Biscuit, in an I Can Read adventure!

Ruff! Sam is a big dog and Biscuit's newest friend. Biscuit wants to do everything that Sam does -- like running fast and fetching sticks. But it sure is hard for a puppy like Biscuit to keep up with such a big dog.

In this encouraging friendship story, Biscuit shows that small puppies can do big things!

Biscuit’s Big Friend, a My First I Can Read book, is carefully crafted using basic language, word repetition, sight words, and sweet illustrations—which means it's perfect for shared reading with emergent readers.

This sweet story shows little readers that everyone has their own special talents:

• A Tale of Two Friends: See how a big dog like Sam and a little puppy like Biscuit learn to play together.
• Encouraging Moments: When Biscuit can’t keep up, he finds his own unique way to save the day by squeezing under a fence!
• My First I Can Read: The perfect starting point for emergent readers, using simple language and word repetition to build confidence.
• Perfect for Shared Reading: A heartwarming book for children and parents to enjoy together.

About this title

About the Authors

Alyssa Satin Capucilli is the author of the bestselling Biscuit books as well as the Katy Duck books and many other beloved children's books. She lives in a book-filled home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Pat Schories's engaging illustrations of the puppy Biscuit are modeled on her own dog. In addition to having illustrated all the Biscuit books, she is also the artist and author of He's Your Dog and Mouse Around. Ms. Schories lives in Beacon, New York.

From the Back Cover

Ruff!

Sam is a big dog and Biscuit's newest friend. Biscuit wants to do everything that Sam does -- like running fast and fetching sticks. But it sure is hard for a puppy like Biscuit to keep up with such a big dog.

In this encouraging story of friendship, Biscuit shows that small puppies can do big things!

Reviews

PreS-K. This My First I Can Read Book about a popular puppy character comprises one-syllable words, most of which are among those children first learn when beginning to read: run, dog, big, etc. But even without recognizing all the words, children can easily follow the story through the clear, unfussy pictures that spell out each action, including the sweet, upbeat conclusion, which puts Biscuit in the spotlight. The plot, which follows little Biscuit as he tries to do everything his big friend, Sam, does, may even strike a few little ones as a bit familiar, especially if they have older sibs. REVWR
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Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060291672
• ISBN 13: 9780060291679
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Schories Pat
• Number of pages: 32