When Earth was first created, it was dark cold and lonley. God along with Dog as his companion walks Earth fixing and creating to make Earth better. Seasons, landforms, people, animals, weather, and all the other things that are apart fo our world today are created by God with the help of Dog. This folktale not only tells how Earth was created but emphasizes the importance of relationships and compnaionship in life in whatever way makes you "better", as said in the book. My dog makes my life so much better, taking away stress and anxiety that I feel everyday in my life. I loved this book and the illustrations and message it sends. The author wrote it in a form of poetry that allows th reader to take what message speaks to them. ( )

The illustrations bring the words to life. The combination of drawing and watercolors is amazing. This folktale story is about a traveler who had a dog always by his side. As they traveled along creating different animals, man and woman, land and water the story unfolds. The labels by the pictures of animals is great for children as they like to seek and identify. ( )

The Dog Who Walked with God, is a story from the Kato Indians. The Kato Indians loved their dogs so much that they believed their creator must have had a dog companion, too. After a great flood the "Great Traveler" and his dog fix and create a new world. From the land to the sea they create trees, grass, and release animals. The book is written in all quotes, scribing the rods said from the Indian man who told the story.
The illustrations are done in water color. The story begins talking about how the whole world was water, and each page is painted with very watery water colors. The "Great Traveller" who represents God is painted in a way in which he looks transparent, whereas the dog is painted opaquely. On each page the different trees and animals are labelled with their name. ( )

This book is an American Indian folklore about the creation of earth and human by God. In this book, it explores a dog that had traveled with God everywhere throughout the earth. In addition, it also explores the importance of being kind to one another. The style of this book is descriptive. For the most part, the author specifies on the dog and especially God and his actions in the book. All in all, I don't recommend this book being read to children as it talks about how God create animals and humans in earth to exist in. This would lead to some controversy
among children of different religion and cultural background. Still, it's an easy and lovely book about creation and nature. ( )

I enjoyed this book, it is an American Indian folktale about how God made human and the earth. It tells how God had a dog that went everywhere with him and God made water so the dog could have water to drink and so on. This would be a good time to ask the class if they have animals and are their animals their best friend, like the dog is to God. ( )