Meet Biscuit!: A Story Plus 5 Activity Pages for Kids!

Biscuit

by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Pat Schories (Illustrator)

Woof, woof! The new puppy is here! What will the little girl name him? Meet Biscuit! was named one of the best ever early reader books by Brightly.com in 2017. "Biscuit is a small, yellow dog who does not want to go to bed," commented reviewer Melissa Taylor for Brightly. "He, like many kids you may know, wants a snack, a drink, a story, a hug, a blanket, and more—twice!" Activity pages at the end of the story feature connect-the-dots, draw your own puppy, and more.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Dogs, 1st Grade

24 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2005

About the author

Alyssa Satin Capucilli was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1957. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, and pursued her interest in dance, becoming a professional dancer and dance instructor. Though Capucilli had written stories, poems, and even puppet shows as a child, she didn't consider a career as a writer until after her own two children were born. To this day she sees herself as both a dancer and a writer, and the two professions complement each other nicely: dancing is, in her words, “telling stories in another way,” and readers of her children's books can attest to the rhythm of her language. Since 1994, she has written more than 15 books for children, and her work has been translated into French, Hebrew, Afrikaans, Greek, and Bulgarian.

Capucilli lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, with her husband and children. They have a chocolate Labrador retriever named Huckleberry, who likes to watch the author at work.

Reviews

[Tyler Woods]

Children's Lit Assignment

"Meet Biscuit!" by Alyssa Satin Capucilli is the story of a little yellow puppy who needs a name. The little girl who brought him home gives the little puppy everything he could ever want. Immediately, the new puppy gravitates towards the dog biscuits. The little girl racks her brain for a name for her new puppy. The little yellow dog keeps going back to the biscuits so the little girl decides on Biscuit.

This book is an easy reader. The vocabulary is very simple and easy for children to understand. The text is in a large font and most of the page is occupied by an illustration. The plot is basic and easy to follow. This was one of the first books I read by myself when I was younger. Children can read this story with their parents or read it on their own. The main character is a child which pushes the appeal to children, there's also a puppy which helps too. There is a symmetrical interaction between the text and the illustrations. The words and the illustrations tell the same story which helps children who can't yet read to figure out what is going on. I really enjoy this book as well as the author's other books following Biscuit and his wild adventures.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Brought a ton of JV books home for SD, in the themes and characters she likes. I know she has looked at some, but I'm not sure how thoroughly she has read them. This one I sat with her as she read the whole thing. It had the least amount of words than the others. And she picked it up again later to read on her own when she needed to. Not amazing lit, but serves an excellent purpose for what we are working on.

[Marta Veenhof · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short book about how this dog came to be named Biscuit.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A preschool and up book about a young girl getting a dog and how he gets his name.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best!

(read out loud by himself at 4yo, missed no words)

[Little Champs]

2071

[Sri · Rating 4 out of 5]

** spoiler alert **
Seorang gadis kecil membawa pulang seekor anjing. Sebelum gadis itu menemukan nama yang cocok untuk anjingya, si anjing sudah lincah ke sana ke sini dan makan biskuit. Melakukan ini itu dan makan biskuit. Gadis kecil masih bingung. Tapi anjing itu selalu.... bermain-main dengan biskuit. Ya, anjing itu memilih namanya sendiri: Biskuit.

[Jeff · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you've read one Biscuit book, you've read them all. But Morgan loves the simple stories of the puppy and at two years old she can "read" the woof woofs that accompany nearly every page.

[Emmaline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book brought back so many fond memories of my childhood, I loved Biscuit! Turns out, I still do. 😊

[Ellee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rated higher because both my sons thought it was hilarious (ages 5 & 8).