This is a WOW book for me because it is full of fun surprises. Also, since the end is unexpected and it doesn't explicitly explain why George says "hello" you could ask students to think critically about why George is not barking again and saying hello instead. Since George continually makes animal noises that do not fit him, you could ask students predict why he is not barking and what noises he might make next. "Bark, George" would be a good book to use for teaching predictions.
This book would be good for lower elementary grades from as low as Pre-K up to 2nd or possibly 3rd grade. Finally, George can bark! The mother is so proud she wants to show him off to everyone and he ends up saying "hello!" Eventually the mother takes him to the vet and the vet begins to pull out all of the animals that George has been making sounds from. No matter how many times she tries to get him to bark, George always says the sound of another animal from "meow" to "moo." The mom's facial expression in the illustrations are priceless and I think show true frustration that would come from any parent, human or animal. "Bark, George" is no exception! This is an adorable book about a puppy named George who cannot seem to bark for his mother. I haven't met a book with a dog in it that I haven't liked yet. This book would fit nicely in a curriculum with pets or animals unit in a classroom setting. Most small children would enjoy this book because they can find humor in the different sounds the dog makes before he can actually "arf." Most children are aware of the sounds dogs make, and when George is constantly letting out another sound other than a dog bark, children will find it silly or funny. This picture book keeps the illustrations very simple with a solid background on each page, and keeping the mother dog, George, and the doctor placed consistently throughout the book. I would use this book in a classroom setting where children are starting to associate familiar sounds with what type of animal they come from. This book is about a mother dog who is trying to teach her puppy, George, to make the sound of a dog "arf." To her surprise George lets out other sounds of different animals such as a duck, pig, cat, cow, etc.
The picture book Bark George has always been one of my favorites since I was a small child.
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