Charlie's Checklist

by Rory S. Lerman

Placing a want ad for a new owner, Charlie, an industrious country dog, discovers that his list of requirements has grown longer and longer, until only one little boy is able to fit the bill.

Genres: Picture Books, Dogs, Fantasy

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1997

Reviews

[Beth Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Age 4-8. Lovely story of puppy charlie who wants to move to city but has a checklist. He ends up realising how happy he is with Chester his owner.

[Charmaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charlie's Checklist is about a little dog who urns to find a owner that will properly love him. Charlie puts an ad in the newspaper in hopes of finding the perfect owner. Charlie has an extensive checklist people must meet in order for them to be just right. Several people respond to Charlie's ad by sending him letters. The story is based off the letters Charlie receives. I would use the book to help students with writing informal letters.

[Deborah Harris]

Charlie is looking for a new home. He and Chester make a list of what would be the perfect home. Charlie finds out that he has the perfect home with Chester. What a sweet book, easy to read, great for making predictions, wonderful for learning about making lists.This book is filled with pronouns, possessive nouns and contractions.

[Judy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Some strangeness in the narrative style made this less than it could have been. And the very first spread gave the misleading impression that Charlie was the child due to the position of the text. Confusing and off-putting.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet.

[Antonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love it! What a great friendship book. What I like most about this book is that it reminds me of must people we are always looking so far away that we never see what is right in front of our faces!