May is a young girl who is obsessed with the thought of owning a dog. She thinks about dogs constantly and regularly asks her parents to get her one. May tries several strategies to convince her parents to buy a dog, to no avail. Eventually, May starts walking her roller skate around by its lace (leash) and she tells everyone she is practicing for when she gets a dog. After some teasing, May's friends start walking their rollers skates as well.
The text complexity and story about responsibility makes this story more appropriate for children old enough to understand this concept. The illustrations are a simple, colourful representation of a typical North American suburban neighbourhood. I like the fact that their story shows a young girl's persistent, creative and proactive methods of convincing her family that she could handle owning a dog. I think the story is a very encouraging book for children with problems they are working to solve and it encourages them to 'think outside the box.'
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