Can Pup Find the Pups?

K-Gr 2–A cute interactive reader about a child, Tate, and Tate’s toy, Pup. Tate, who is white, runs out of things to draw and decides to look for inspiration. Along the way, Pup sees five pups, who start to follow them. Tate and Pup visit what looks like an eclectic museum of natural history, and they draw while at each venue or installation. Readers get to see Tate’s drawings, in which the book asks them to find a number of things. For example, “Can you see six dinosaurs?” or “Can you see eight planets?” After each question is always the follow-up, “Can you see the five pups?” Using watercolor, ink, and graphite, among other things, to create a whimsical setting, Kirsch presents charming characters in Tate and Pup. Although there is more activity than story, readers will be entertained by Tate and Pup, and there is enough text for beginning readers to practice without becoming frustrated. Similar titles include Eric Carle’s 10 Little Rubber Ducks and Hervé Tullet’s Press Here.