Jessica Kensky

Picture book about a service dog named Rescue who is looking for a human to work for. Jessica is a young girl who just became a double amputee. Together, they find each other and become best friends. The story goes through how Rescue helps Jessica and brings her a new found happiness.

I thought this book was super cute and well done. It was very moving and it made me tear up even! It shows a good relationship with an owner and their service dog. I would for sure have this book in my classroom. This would be a good book for K-2 graders.… (more)

This story follows the story of a puppy named Rescue who makes the transition from being trained as a seeing-eye dog to a service dog. This wasn’t Rescue's original plan for his life so this came with stress and disappointment. Jessica was a young girl who was a newly amputee. Rescue and Jessica were both individually learning about what their lives were going to be like, and were both natural at letting this new life path fall into place. They both were proud of themselves but were still weary about their lives. Rescue and Jessica got matched and they were so excited to meet each other. They instantly felt connected and thought one another was so amazing. After a while, they both felt truly happy again and were both so thankful for one another. They had rescued each other. This is based on a true story about Rescue and Jessica.

I thought this book was such a sweet story that was inclusive, inspiring, and showed perseverance. I use this as a resource for both primary and intermediate ages. I have discussion questions in my book club project that would be great to pair with the reading.… (more)