Finding Susie by Sandra Day O'Connor

O’Connor, Sandra Day Finding Susie, illustrated by Tom Pohrt. Knopf (Random), 2009. $16.99. PICTURE BOOK. When Sandra was growing up on her family’s ranch in the Arizona desert, she tried out many different kids of pets, including a tortoise, wild rabbit, and injured coyote and an orphaned bobcat cub; none of them seemed to satisfy Sandra’s need for a friend. Then a neighbor gives Sandra a stray dog to raise and she knows she has found a companion for many years to come. Like Rudunsky’s You?, this book will strike a chord in the hearts of children who so very badly want a pet of their own. Pohrt’s illustrations work well with Justice O’Connor’s text, create a great feel for the desert ranch setting. EL – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library-Teacher.