Book Club Questions and Conversation Starters
1) Is Leroy real?
Yes, Low to the Ground Leroy was inspired by a real English bulldog named Leroy.
2) Can English bulldogs skateboard?
Yes, English bulldogs can skateboard and surf. The real Leroy likes to play on the slide at the park.
3) What does LTTGL mean?
LTTGL is the abbreviation for Low to the Ground Leroy.
4) Where do you first get a hint about Leroy’s favorite sport?
There is a skateboard near the kitchen table.
Caution: this is not a safe place to keep your skateboard.
5) Where can you see the letters LTTGL?
On the ball under the bed.
On the shirt of the girl riding her scooter.
6) How many pictures of the author are there in LTTGL?
There are two. One on the back flap with her biography and one on the cover of a book in Sid’s Books window.
7) Is there really a Sid?
Yes, the real Sid is a very smart and lovable Boston terrier.
8) The author dedicates the book to Addie. Who is Addie?
Addie is a very cute and sweet poodle/terrier mix that the author got from an animal shelter.
9) Where can you find dog bones on fabric in the illustrations?
On the man’s socks at the breakfast table and on the little girl’s bedspread.
10) Where do you first see the penny?
Under the book store window where Leroy is sniffing the turf.
11) Where can you keep a penny besides a pocket?
In a style of shoe called a penny loafer.
12) How many four-leaf clovers are there on the cover of LTTGL?
One on the front cover and two on the back cover.
13) What shape is the balloon that the girl on the last page is holding?
A valentine-shaped heart.
14) What kinds of bugs and insects do you see in the illustrations?
Caterpillars, snails, butterflies, beetles, spiders, ladybugs, bumble bees, dragon flies, grasshoppers, and ants, in no particular order.