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Book Review: Rescue and Jessica (a girl and her service dog)

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Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, illustrated by Scott Magoon (Candlewick Press, 2018, 32 pages, $12.14, ages 5 and up, kindergarten and up)


 A story for the young with a back-story for the not-so-young!

Did you notice that a girl named Jessica is featured in the title and the book was written by someone also named Jessica? What a coincidence, you think. But, after reading Jessica Kensky’s Rescue and Jessica, you will find out if it truly is a coincidence.

Meet Rescue and. . . .

Rescue, a black lab pup, was training to be a guide dog, the family business, when he was transferred into the service dog training program instead – better suited for him, they said, but quite a disappointment to the young pupster*.

At the same time, a young girl was in the hospital waiting to have a leg amputated. Jessica meets a service dog and decides to apply for one, a life-changing decision for her and for her “service dog to be.”

Both pup and girl wonder at the changes soon to come: would they succeed**?

Meet Rescue and Jessica here.


 Love At First Sight – Puppy Love, That Is!

The answer to the ‘success’ question is a resounding YES! And Rescue thinks, “I’m so proud of us!”

Rescue is a very special service dog and also an emotional support animal whose friendship with Jessica is a true lesson in love. And Rescue is the best medicine.

Who is Jessica and Is Rescue a Real Dog?

Jessica is a former nurse who was injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon, and, yes, Rescue is a real dog – but not only a real dog. He is also a real service dog: Jessica’s real service dog.

Rescue was also chosen as the ASPCA 2017 Dog of the Year.

Notes from the Reviewer

I don’t know why I like this book so much. But I do.



The illustrations are warm and water-colored (I love the back cover – Rescue in his doghouse [Rescue HQ] with crutches standing by),
some pages have one detailed large picture while others have three, and the story alternates between Rescue’s story and Jessica’s until they meet.

Perhaps most of all, because this reviewer is also a dog trainer, the authors mention that Jessica makes time each day to let Rescue be – just a dog. And they snuggle.

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*What’s the difference between a guide dog and a service dog? Besides the training and skills, a guide dog walks in front of his person while a service dog walks beside his person."

**At graduation, NEADS, Rescue and Jessica’s service dog training organization,
switches the dog’s blue training vest for a red one. Can you find the page where Rescue finally succeeds?

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