Hondo & Fabian

Hondo is a dog asleep on the floor in his home and Fabian is a cat asleep on the windowsill. When they wake up, Hondo goes on a drive to play at the beach with another dog named Fred. Fabian stays at home to play and escape from the baby. Hondo arrives home at eats his meal with and next to Fabian. The two pets go back to sleep on the floor and in the windowsill after a hard day of playing.

This story does not follow a traditional plot line. It is more of a circular story that allows the read to believe the characters will begin and end their adventures the same way each time.

The pictures in this story are quite beautiful and help to add to the text because there are very few words in the story. Illustrations fill one page while a few words in bold black fill the opposite page. Illustrations are very soft and realistic with muted colors.

McCarty, Peter. (2002). Hondo and fabian. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR).