The differences? These books are shorter, the storylines are simpler, and the pages are filled with lively, laugh-out-loud illustrations by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff.” In May, Coe released a new spinoff series of “Fenway and Hattie” geared to younger readers in grades K-3, called “ Make Way for Fenway.”Īccording to Coe’s website, “This new series is just as fun and funny as the ‘Fenway and Hattie’ middle-grade series. “As soon as I started reading the ‘Fenway and Hattie’ books, the kids were like, ‘Oh, the dog’s telling the story,’ and they get it.” “Point of view in literature is very hard for a young child to understand,” Rossberg said.
The narrative, however, is from Fenway’s point of view. The books tell the story of a Jack Russell terrier named Fenway and a girl named Hattie who move from their apartment in the city to a house in the suburbs and the challenges they face there. One year she even came to Boston, where I live, to meet me for coffee.” “We stayed in touch over the years because she was reading my books to her classes every year, and she was really enthusiastic about them and would always post pictures. Rossberg’s class was one of the very active participants, and they came onto my radar,” Coe said. “I did a lot of videos and Q and A’s for classes, and Mrs. Rossberg’s students have been fans of Coe’s “ Fenway and Hattie” series, and Rossberg and Coe developed a friendship in 2017 when the books were made a selection for that year’s “ Global Read Aloud” program. The surprise visit later caught the attention of hundreds on social media. The door to literary learning opened, quite literally, for Wendy Rossberg’s second-grade class at Oaks School #3 on May 18 when renowned children’s author Victoria J.
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