Review By JENNIFER GANNETT The Magic Squad and the Dog of Great Potential is a well-written, engaging story of a boy and a dog — both with great potential. The dog of great potential in this book is called Trane, who is a rescue being fostered by ten year old Calvin Hastings’s (the boy of […]
Entries Tagged as 'Animal Shelters'
The Magic Squad and the Dog of Great Potential
December 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Animal Shelters·Companion Animals·Dogs·Jennifer Gannett·Mary Quattlebaum·Older Elementary·Poets·Veterinarian
The Berenstain Bears’ New Kitten
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In The Berenstain Bears’ New Kitten, the popular series tackles the subject of stray animals. When Brother finds a kitten in a pond and brings her home, the whole family becomes involved in cleaning and comforting the animal. The Bear family elects to keep the kitten, but not before they take […]
Tags: Animal Rescue·Animal Shelters·Berenstain Bears·Cats·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Jennifer Gannett·Preschoolers
Cherry and Olive
August 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Move over Nikki McClure fans, there’s a new hot shot artist-author on the Vegbooks blog. He’s Parisian. A little dark. A little gothic. And he has my heart. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Benjamin Lacombe. Cherry, who doesn’t actually like the fruit she’s named after, is a plump, alienated child who […]
Tags: Animal Shelters·Animal Welfare Books for Kids·Animals in Need·Benjamin Lacombe·Bravery·Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Compassion·Dark Children's Books·Dogs·Female Protagonist·Friendship·Illustration