Little Brown
9781481425223 | Beach Lane Books, Simon & Schuster
★ “An open-ended story that creates a great starting point for meaningful discussion with young children about bullying and inclusion.” —School Library Journal, starred review
Little Brown is one cranky canine because no one ever plays with him at the animal shelter. Or maybe no one ever plays with him because he is cranky. Either way, Little Brown decides today is the day to take action, so he takes all of the toys and sticks and blankets from all of the dogs at the shelter and won’t give them back. But what will happen now?
Awards
2019 Charlotte Zolotow Award for Best Picture Book Text
A 2019 Junior Library Guild Selection
A 2020 Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award Nominee
CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Picture Books for Young Children
Reviews
“As usual, Frazee’s illustrations, rendered in pencil and gouache, have a high charm factor.” –Booklist
“A cranky dog faces the consequences of his crankiness in this picture book.”
–Kirkus