The first yarn, "The Burglar," begins rapidly: "One day you were taking a nap. There was nothing else to do. All at once, your heard THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! 'Wow!' you said to yourself. 'A burglar! A burglar is knocking on the door!' You ran to the door..." No one is there. Apparently the "big, scary, brave" dog in this book scared the burglar away. Time for another dog-nap. The humor in the narrative is derived from the second person point of view, allowing readers to supply what is left out. True Kelley's full-color illustrations fully support the text. In "The Burglar" readers see a large brown mutt waking up from a nap on the rug, startled and immediately alert. They know at once he's ready to protect the household. All three stories are superbly written, humorous and eight pages each in length. "The Bone" (burying it and then searching for it) and "The Wild Dog" (running away) also contain repetition, a text with a strong context, and a controlled vocabulary. An ususual, exciting book. (Ages 5-8)

Is your teddy bear awfully quiet? Does he just sit on your bed and stare at the wall? Maybe he is bored. When you’re bored, you can read a book, but Teddy can’t. Or can he? . . . Maybe you should read this story out loud to your teddy bear. He may blush, though, because you’ll find out about all the things he does when you leave for school. Just make sure to hug your furry friend when you’re done reading—even teddy bears make mistakes!
Sara Swan Miller and True Kelly, author and illustrator of Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat and Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog, have done it again with three comical new stories—this time about teddy bears. Who knew that teddy bears are just as adventurous as cats and dogs?