Book Recommendations by Two Reading Therapy Dogs

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If you stop by Herr Memorial Library in Mifflinburg, PA on a given day, you might run into two very special visitors: Dascha and Jack, the library’s two dedicated reading therapy dogs. Along with their handlers, these loyal pups participate in the library’s Ruff’s Pack Readers program, which promotes literacy and a lifelong love of learning in its young patrons. Ruff, the Mutt-i-gree puppet and library’s mascot, loves spending time with his furry friends! As a special thank you to Jack, a Bernese Mountain Dog, and Dascha, a long-haired Dachshund, the library purchased several children’s books featuring the two breeds that are now in circulation: herr-library-book-donation-therapy-dog-librarian-2

Stella & Tulip A Home for Us by Willa Gold
The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey
Hot Dog Cold Dog by Frann Preston-Gannon
A Beach Day for Hannah by Linda Petrie Bunch
A Snow Day for Hannah by Linda Petrie Bunch

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Guided by research on social-emotional learning and human-animal interaction, Mutt-i-grees in the Library is tailored to the needs and interests of librarians and their communities. Currently implemented in libraries across the county and in Canada, this application emphasizes literacy and vocabulary while encouraging empathy and compassion with lessons and activities that benefit children’s cognitive, social-emotional, and physical health. It features ideas for contests, service-learning for kids and teens, clubs, summer reading challenges, and special events that raise awareness of shelter animals. It also provides suggestions for hands-on activities, including crafts and yoga, as well as an extensive bibliography of material about shelter animals. Live animals are not necessary for successful implementation.

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