"Officer Buckle and Gloria" by Peggy Rathmann is an entertaining and fun book. The illustrations are amazing. They are big pictures, and very colorful. Officer Buckle always lists off safety tips, and none of the students listen to him. When he gets a police dog named Gloria, everything seems to change. While he is presenting the tips to the children with Gloria on his side, they are all excited about the presentation. Every time he looks at Gloria, she is sitting quiet, content, and also into the presentation. But really, whatever safety tip the officer says, Gloria does a funny gesture or a charade about the tip behind Officer Buckle, and keeps the students laughing and interested.
In the end, the story has a great message. The officer feels like he has been making a fool of himself, and refuses to do more safety speeches. However, when Gloria does the show alone, it does not work out. Disasters happen without the officer. The officer feels needed, and finally realize they make a great team!
This has many good messages in it! First off, we need to listen to safety tips!!! Also, working together and making a good team is always important!
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