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Beignet Goes to School

Where are the desks?

Beignet knows all about school: a backpack, a desk, and sitting very, very still. So when Papa says she is going to duck school, she packs a bumper, one of Papa's socks and a chewed pencil, sure she will be the smartest dog there.

But at Goldsby in Amite there are no desks. There are ponds, wooden ducks that won't say hello, rubber ducks that fly out of a launcher, and one lesson that is harder than all the rest: waiting. Good thing she makes a friend named Remi.

Beignet of Baton Rouge · Ages 3 to 7 · Paperback, 8.5 x 8.5 in · by Chad McGlothlin
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Why it matters
Sometimes brave means staying.

Beignet is quick and proud, and her one weak spot is rushing. At duck school every lesson asks her to wait. She goes too early, misses Papa, and wonders if she will ever get it. Then a shy little black Lab named Remi teaches her to count frogs, and Beignet teaches Remi to jump into the deep part. On graduation day, with Papa right there, Beignet waits.

What kids take away

Waiting is a kind of strong.

Counting frogs helps.

Friends teach each other.

Remi is good at waiting. Beignet is good at going.

Messing up is part of learning.

“Almost. Again tomorrow.”

Missing home means you love home.

Papa always comes back.

Pencil sketch sheet of Beignet from Beignet Goes to School
From the sketchbook. Beignet growing into her 7-month look, Mr. Daniel, Drake and Remi, and the rubber training duck with its bead-chain neck.
A page of words from Beignet Goes to SchoolAn illustrated page from Beignet Goes to School
Inside the book. Words on the left, the picture on the right, so little readers can follow along.

Talk about it after the last page

  1. What did Beignet think school would be like?
  2. Why was waiting so hard for her?
  3. What are you good at that you could teach a friend?

The real duck school

Beignet really went to duck school at Goldsby Retrievers in Amite, Louisiana, with Mr. Daniel Goldsby, who trains Labs from family companions to finished hunting dogs. goldsbyretrievers.com · Goldsby on Facebook

The real Beignet

Beignet is a real white Lab who lives in Baton Rouge with Papa, Lucy, Lexi, and Timone the cat. The stories are imagined, but the family, the places, and the commands are all real.

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