Dobby's New Home:

by Kimberley Kleczka, Apoorva Dingar (Illustrator)

Dobby’s New Home is the latest children’s book from Kimberley Kleczka. It is a rhyming children’s book about how a caring brother brings home a special friend for his sister, named Dobby. Dobby is a Blue Heeler Australian Cattle Dog (puppy) who is loving and energetic, but tragically ended in a dog shelter. He is very sad as he is all alone and stuck in a smelly cage. Dobby is hoping that one day he will meet someone new with whom he can run about freely, play Frisbee and live a happy life. The excitement is unlimited when Dobby meets his new friends Kaylah and Baloo. Baloo, an older dog from The Netherlands, teaches Dobby manners and how to behave in and out of the house. Kaylah is Dobby’s loving and affectionate human companion. A book about friendship, love and how to fit in with others, Dobby settles in very well with his wonderful family. The only thing getting Dobby in trouble is one naughty habit which he’s finding hard to stop. Can you guess what that habit might be? This heartwarming book comes with a sing along song and lyrics. Music is a form of expression and is a wonderful way for children to freely explore the world around them through the use of sound. Children are naturally creative and love to explore everything new and exciting. Most young children love to sing, dance and create music of their own. Full of vibrant eye-catching and colorful illustrations, this children’s book aids your children to fully visualize the story as it unfolds. As colour is a dynamic stimulation, it plays a very important role in learning. Research has shown that 50-60 percent of our brain is used in processing sight or vision. Dobby the Blue Heeler is a fun loving, friendly dog, who loves playing Frisbee with his new friends. He also learns impeccable manners and even knows how to cross the road at the traffic light. Dobby’s New Home is a greatly entertaining and amusing rhyming book for young readers and preschoolers alike. Perfect for reading your young ones to sleep or as an early reader, self-reading book for primary or elementary students. Rhyming teaches children who are learning to read about the patterns and structures in both spoken and written words. Rhyming and songs expose children to the rhythm of language and life, which helps them read with animation in their voice instead of simply reading monotonously. Rhyming also helps children learn about word families such as sun, fun, run, pun or flight, night, right, fright and so on. For instance, if your child is learning to spell, if they can spell sly, they can spell fly and if they can spell paws, they can spell laws. Have you ever seen kids sitting and happily listening to someone reading in a monotone voice? We haven’t. If you want to hold a child’s attention, read with inflection and animation, and they will sit glued to your voice. Rhythm and rhyme are very important skills which help young readers to learn to use inflection an animation while reading aloud. Rhyming also prepares kids to make predictions while learning words and gives them crucial interpretation skills. As well as Phonemic awareness, a skill which helps with the beginning of their journey in to written language. Not only is this book nourishing and educative for the developing young mind, it is fun and full of all the things youngsters are attracted to. Baby animals, loving relationships, exciting adventures and a tale of friendship. From toddlers to pensioners, everyone will love this book! A big thanks from us all at Koolamundo! It’s a Kool World!Please click “Buy now” to add this to your shopping cart.

39 pages, Paperback

Published November 14, 2018

About the author

What Koolamundo means to me is, “It’s a Kool World.” Having the opportunity to live and grow-up as a third culture child played a huge part in how I see the world today. I was born in the UK and migrated to Africa as a wee dot, which was just the beginning of my journey, after which I ventured on to America, New Zealand and finally back to Europe where I currently reside. This lifestyle gave me the chance to see how amazing and incredible our Planet Earth really is. Many years ago I thought about developing a character that could educate and entertain the children and youth of the world. I wanted to share the experiences of the people I had met, the way they lived their lives, what they did for fun, the foods they ate and the multicultural global lifestyles they led. My family was always my top priority, and it was important to spend the precious growing years with them, so the publishing projects were put on hold. Now that our lovely children are full grown and off on journey's of their own, I have the much needed time on my hands to focus on all the other wonderful children out there, and my characters are coming to life. I hope you will join me on my edutainment adventure.

Reviews

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dobby is a dog rescued from an animal shelter, taken home as a brother gives him to his sister for a birthday present. Dobby learns how to fit in, is happy to have a home and learns how to adapt to people! Nice rescue story!