Poodle teaches her adorable little designer puppies to yip, never yap, to sip, never slobber, and to walk with grace. Gaston is a French Bulldog born into the Poodle family. It is a charming story about two dog families the Bulldogs and the Poodles. Gaston is a splendidly written and exquisitely illustrated picture book you will enjoy on many levels. I’m going to have her sign it.” She smiled, “That’s me!” Instant fandom! I read the titles of the books in my folded arms and then added proudly, “And… Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio. I struck up a conversation with a woman who gave me cuts in line. She whispered, “ Gaston.” I raced to the conference book sale and nabbed one of the last copies. I attended a session with Donalyn Miller, the Book Whisperer. I first met Gaston and author Kelly DiPucchio for that matter at the Michigan Reading Association Annual Conference in March. As a child I have vivid memories of sitting at the dinner table, looking at my brother and sister sitting on either side of me and wondering, “How could we three have the same parents, live within the same four walls yet be so different? Maybe they were adopted at birth.” Gaston, written by Kelly DiPucchio, explores the themes of family differences, love and acceptance.
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