She is the author of Good Dog, Carl, which tells the story of a Rottweiler named. Carl as usual, charms and delights, and his escapades are sure to become a highly requested bed- and nap-time favorite. Alexandra Day is a pseudonym her real name is Sandra Louise Woodward Darling.

Composed of durable pages and fantastically immersive illustrations, this book features a charming and funny story that is perfect for early readers and excitable children as a precursor to naptime. With a sense of dogged devotion that only comes from a canine companion, Carl helps out his friends and has some fun along the way, but will he make it back home before Madeline and her mom?This new board book is the latest title from Alexandra Day. Carl's Christmas Author:Alexandra Day Pictures by the author 17. Alexandra Day is a pseudonym her real name is Sandra Louise Woodward Darling. rl's paws are full as he makes his tracks all over town. (Aug.Everyone's favorite babysitter, Carl, is back for another day full of mischief and adventure.When Carl's owners leave him at home to take a nap, Carl finds himself doing everything but sleeping! From making deliveries for the pharmacist to joining a magician's act in the park, Ca.

They're more likely to respond to the ending, when Betsy utters her first word ('Mommy'), a small victory that spells hope for a child so long trapped in her own mind. Readers may well be interested in how the creatures play a role in Betsy's transformation, but the stiff, sometimes clinical writing and text-heavy pages likely won't grab their heartstrings. the Bard by Gregory Rogers Carl Goes Shopping by Alexandra Day Carl's Birthday by Alexandra Day Carl's Christmas by Alexandra Day Chalk by Bill. Subsequent illustrations also heighten the story's emotion as Betsy gingerly begins to hold hands with her classmates and pet a long avoided dog.

faithful dog and the baby left in his charge who share an adventure-filled Christmas Eve. synopsis may belong to another edition of this title. Buy Carls Christmas by Alexandra Day from Waterstones today. And on the spread in which Betsy connects with the bird, the contrast in composition dramatically conveys the child's breakthrough. A familys faithful dog and the baby left in his charge share an adventure-filled Christmas Eve.

) draws a portrait of Betsy, a child who has 'withdrawn so completely that she disliked being touched, would eat no solid food, made no sounds except a kind of hissing or clicking.' The teachers at her school struggle to help her, but for months she seems unreachable until one of the school pets, a dove, becomes startled and takes to the air: 'The flash of the soft white wings rising before her broke through the vacancy of Betsy's stare.' Although some children may be put off by the initial images of Betsy literally portrayed within boxes in muted tones, the technique does telegraph the girl's isolation. Inspired by a true story, Day ( Good Dog Carl