Patricia Hopkins – författare

Bernie, the sheep dog, meets a new member of the farm family. Sam, a little goat, at first appears to be shy. Bobby Jones, Bernies master, asks Bernie to help Sam get acquainted. The dog and the goat become partners in crime in this humorous tale. By the end of the day, Bernie and Sam have managed to irritate all the other animals on the farm. But the story isnt over! There is one more animal on the chair on the front porch!

Bernie, the large, energetic sheepdog, is taken to Doggy Day Care to help him learn to behave. But Bernie has been raised on the farm. He''s covered in fleas and has never had any shots. Dot, the day care director, finds this dog more than she can handle. Dot''s own dog, Sweet Fifi, a tiny poodle, really takes a shine to Bernie. Dot has a difficult decision to make!

This is a poetry book that includes twenty-four short poems about animals. Each poem is four to five stanzas long. In most of the poems, the animals themselves are doing the talking. Most of the animals have a problem that needs to be solved. A humorous twist at the end of most of the poems solves the problem. The poems were created for memorization by first graders. After memorizing the poems, the children would create a suitable costume, stand before a microphone, and recite the poem to their parents and classmates for an end-of-the-year program. Animals included are zoo animals, farm animals, and even a spider and a fly. The book should appeal to younger children too.