Fun fact, this book was a Jeopardy answer a few weeks ago--which inspired me to do it for a virtual storytime. It's so fun to do voice inflections for Duckling and make the pigeon really annoyed!! I hate hotdogs (come on, it's not meat), but I love this book. ( )

Title: The Pigeon Finds A Hot Dog!
- Author: Mo Willems
- Illustrator: Mo Willems
- Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
- Date: May 1, 2004 (date published), January 20, 2022 (date read)
- Pages: 40
- Type of Book/Genre: Picture Book, Fiction
- Short Summary of the Main Plot: The story begins with the pigeon, finding a hot dog on the ground. He is excited, and is getting ready to eat it, then a little duckling shows up. The duckling pesters the pigeon saying he’s never had a hot dog before and asks him what it tastes like. The pigeon then realizes it seems like the duckling wants to take his hot dog, and then throws a tantrum saying it’s his hot dog and doesn’t want to share. But then the ducking comes up with an idea, he doesn’t say it out loud, but the picture shows his idea, of splitting the hot dog in half and then they are both happy. The story then ends.
- Tags/Subject Headings that Describe the Content: Food and sharing.
- My response: I enjoyed reading this book as a child and I liked the use of onomatopoeia. I want to have this book in my classroom because it teaches kids the importance of sharing.

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"The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!" was a fun book to read and would be very engaging for young readers. Children are able to hear a story that is funny and interesting, while ending with a positive underlying message. By the end of the story, the pigeon decides to share half of the hot dog with the little bird, representing the kindness in acts of sharing. I think that this is a great story for young readers to read/listen to due to its mixture of humor and a meaningful ending. Although the pigeon struggled to come to terms with the idea of sharing his hot dog, eventually he split it with the little bird and were both able to enjoy it together, which is even better! I would highly recommend the book as a good story. ( )