Did My Shiba Follow You Home Today?
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"I have a Shiba Inu dog... my mother named her Abra. She's five years old like me you see and I call her Abra Cadabra. She really is like magic though... she makes me laugh, think and play. But today I'm feeling very sad because my Shiba ran away."
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About the Book
DID MY SHIBA FOLLOW YOU HOME TODAY? is a whimsical, rhyming story told by a little girl who thinks her inquisitive Shiba Inu dog has escaped the yard. The little girl describes a cast of interesting characters who the dog encountered that day and imagines why her dog may have followed one of them home to play. The author uses rhyming, describing words and various question forms in the language format of this children’s book. The story is written at a level that young children can be easily engaged in oral retelling after reading with an adult. Appropriate for age levels 4- 7 years old.
About the Author
Diane Truman is a retired speech and language pathologist who worked with children in both elementary schools and early intervention for thirty-four years in Pennsylvania and Florida. She believes that the use of children’s literature is one of the best teaching tools for enhancing children’s speech and language development. Diane resides in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with her young Shiba Inu dog named Abra. She loves the Shiba Inu dog breed for its beauty, intelligence, spunk, and size. The Shiba Inu is described as looking like a fox with a personality that can be sassy, independent, dramatic, and comical. “To learn to read is to light a fire” (Victor Hugo).