The Old Woman Who Named Things by Cynthia Rylant, Voyager Books, 1996, ISBN 0-15-257809-9
Publisher's Summary: An old woman who has outlived all her friends is reluctant to become too attached to the stray dog that visits her each day.
Vocabulary: outlive
Expression: "Wasn't long for this world"
Night Noises by Mem Fox, Voyager Books/Harcourt, Inc., 1989, ISBN 978-0-15-257421-5
Publisher's Summary: Old Lily Laceby dozes by the fire with her faithful dog at her feet as strange night noises herald a suprising awakening.
Good source of onomatopoeia. Other tags: dreaming, sleep, night, family tree (numbers).
