This is another book about imagination. A dog that can talk, cook, and sew can only be a fictional character. I think this would be a great read aloud book for the students. I think kindergarten would especially enjoy it. ( )

The children desperately want a dog and though their parents recommend getting only a pedigree one, they want a dog that nobody wants -- and get Courtney, who ends up being a master chef, waiter, musician, entertainer, housekeeper, gardener, and dancer -- besides saving children from burning buildings. Then one day he is gone. Though that summer when the children get stranded at sea, some mysterious force under the water grabs the rope and brings them safely back to shore. What could it have been?