No Mail for Mitchell — Catherine Siracusa

Illus. in full color. "The pleasure of personal letters is dramatized in this brightly illustrated story. Mitchell, a kindly dog, delivers letters to all the animals in the village, but there's never any mail for him. Then he falls sick, and to his delight, all the animals write to their favorite mail carrier. The story is the message: being able to read brings friendship and fun."--Booklist.