Summary: Mr. Basset, Walter, was a very wealthy dog and he had everything that he ever wanted. Although Walter had everything that he could want he still was not very happy. Walter tries many things to make him happy but after looking he gives up hope. After weeks had passed Walter's friend takes him to the park where he found kids playing baseball. The kids asked him to play with them. Walter made new friends and he finally found out what it felt like to be truly happy.
Personal reaction: This book had a very good message. It goes to show that a person can have all the money but still not be a happy person. What makes a person happy is usually the things that are priceless like family and friends.
Classroom extension ideas: The class could play games to interact as friends. Another idea would be to have the class write out a list of all the things they would do if they had all the money they could imagine!

Mr. Basset, Walter, was a very wealthy dog and he had everything that he ever wanted. Although Walter had everything that he could want he still wasn’t happy. Walter tries many things to make him happy and after looking he gave up hope. After weeks passed Walter friend takes him to the park where he found kids playing baseball. The kids asked him to play with them. Walter made new friends and he finally found out what it felt like to be truly happy.

I thought this book had a very good message. It showed that a person can have everything money can buy but still won’t be happy. To be truly happy you the people that love you, like friends and family, so you can interact with.

In the classroom, the class could make a list of the things they like to play. The class could also talk about all the things that they would buy if they had all the money they could want.