I went to my local library to search for mentor texts. I checked out several books and The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! was in the pile.Pigeon discovers a hot dog, and is about to devour it, when a little duckling approaches and casually asks what a hot dog tastes like. Of course the pigeon sees through the duckling’s innocent inquiry, but his ensuing moral dilemma is painful. Never does Willems say a word about sharing, being kind, or any of the lessons involved in confrontations such as this. He doesn’t have to, because . . .The pigeon …

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