Bob, Not Bob!

We can sound a little funny and feel a little funny when we are getting sick. But when you need your mommy and your doggy comes instead, what should you do?

Title: Bob, Not Bob!

Author:  Liz Garton Scanlon & Audrey Vernick

Illustrations: Matthew Cordell

Publisher: Disney Hyperion

ISBN:  9781484723029

Review:
Little Louie is starting to feel really funny and not at all like himself.  His nose was clogged, his ears made funny noises and his head felt full of something. The more he called for his Mom the more it sounded muffled and more like Bob. And coincidentally he does have a dog named Bob who came running every time he called his Mom. Little Louie was feeling worse and worse and calling his Mom with his stuffy voice was worse and worse and more and more like Bob, who came running and slobbering every single time. The three were exhausted and were in desperate need of a nap. It wasn’t long before Little Louie began to feel better. But something strange was happening to Mom. What do you think it was?

Authors Scanlon and Vernick add humor and insight to what can happen when you get sick and feel really bad. Illustrations by Matthew Cordell help guide readers through the emotional transition that can happen when we get sick.  Parents and teachers can share this story with a sick kid or an entire classroom and have an open discussion about feelings and emotions when we just don’t feel good.