Hank “the reading dog” was a hit with Haines School students this month.
The canine observed first, second and third-graders as they read aloud books like “Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers” and “Sammy the Seal.”
“I wouldn’t have believed it, if I hadn’t been there, to see what it does for children,” said Barbara Pardee, reading specialist. “They were just, absolutely, doing their very best.”
Resident Randa Szymanski owns the 2-year-old Hank, a…