Blue Daisy, Helen Frost
Blue Daisy, Helen Frost
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Blue Daisy

Author: Helen Frost

Narrator: Merissa Czyz, Christopher Gebauer

Unabridged: 1 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/17/2020


Synopsis

A dirty, skinny dog shows up in Sam and Katie’s neighborhood. They start to follow it,
and they don’t like what they see: the Wilson sisters yell at the dog because it is digging
in their garden and the Tracy twins chase it on their bikes and throw things at it.

Sam and Katie want the dog to know they’ll be its friends. They think it should have a
name. Most of all, they want it to like them.

But they make a big mistake, and after that, it’s hard to make things right. Because how
can you apologize to a dog? Especially one that won’t come near you.

How they earn the dog’s trust and help it find its place in their town, and how the dog
gets its name, make for a heartwarming story told in two voices using prose and poetry.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on October 25, 2019

Are any of us above committing an act that is seemingly harmless but still less than kind? And how do we reconcile and remedy the moment that we act impulsively. . .thoughtlessly. . .before and/or against another person? Or creature? In a mix of poetry (Sam tells his story in enjambed verse) and pros......more

Goodreads review by Bob on January 09, 2020

A charming and straightforward story about a stray dog and its gradual presence in Sam and Katie's neighborhood. They learn about the nature of trust, betraying it, earning it, finding how acts of simple kindness might change a number of lives, not just that of Blue Daisy. It's told in a simple, eas......more

Goodreads review by Liz on October 17, 2019

Read ARC: Everyone in this story was pretty terrible, but the dog was great.......more

Goodreads review by Claudia on September 20, 2021

Told in two alternating voices (poetry from Sam, prose from Katie), BLUE DAISY takes the ever-appealing plot line of kids falling in love with a stray dog and deepens and enriches it into a beautiful story of broken trust and hard-earned redemption. It's so easy to do some tempting misdeed like dipp......more

Goodreads review by Malissa on March 23, 2020

Blue Daisy was released just in time to arrive during our COVID-19 kindergarten "homeschool" experience, so we took full advantage! MOM: I really liked this book. It has a similar nostalgic feel to that I've always loved in Richard Peck's books (favorites of mine). It was perfect for my 6yo to enjoy......more