This is my two and a half year old granddaughter's favorite and most important book, the one she has been going to every day for the last month. I don't understand why people complain because this story is wordless. Who needs words on the page to describe what Daisy is experiencing when her feelings of contentment, sadness and joy are so sublimely expressed by Chris Raschka's gorgeously understated watercolors? When my granddaughter and I first looked at this book, I was the one to describe what we saw on the page ("Look how sad Daisy is, there is a cloud hanging over her, her tail isn't wagging anymore, poor Daisy, her broken ball just can't get fixed," etc. etc.). Now my granddaughter is the one who talks about what Daisy is experiencing and feeling, first with an expression of great concern on her face and then with a sigh of relief as Daisy receives a replacement ball and her happiness is restored. I love love love this heart-warming story about a dog and her ball and genuinely believe it is helping at least one little girl develop her first feelings of empathy for another creature. Highly recommended.
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