Ellie the Homesick Puppy, by Holly Webb (Scholastic/Tiger Tails, 2018, 124 pages, reading level 2.4, grades 2-3, ages 6-10)
Comparing Spooky Buddies with Ellie the Homesick Puppy is simple but not easy. Ellie attracts girls (dare I say that today?) with a pink cover and a girl pup named Ellie while Spooky appeals to both boys and girls.
Secondly, Spooky is fast paced with a myriad of characters and plots. Adults get lost in the twists and turns but Ellie is a longer (seemingly) book with one girl and her pup (and ‘fam’ and friend) plus a more realistic story: moving to a new house and neighborhood. Ellie the pup, being a pup, gets in the way of packing and unpacking.
Solution: pack the pup off to Grandma’s for a couple of days until the family gets settled in the new house.
But Megan the girl misses her Ellie pup and Ellie doesn’t understand why she isn’t home. So she decides to do something about it.
A Lovely Story and Lessons to Learn (Seamlessly)
Ellie is a lovely little book: we hear what the pup is thinking and Megan, about 7, is a good and caring ‘big sister’ to her pup. The story can teach so many of life’s lessons to help a youngster make it through the tough times. Only a couple of little details would a dog trainer suggest differently.
On the whole, kids will want to read other books in the series about dogs (or cats, even!) Books like Jessie the Lonely Puppy or
Sometimes Illustrations Make the Book
Cute is the word to describe these illustrations and those in The Scruffy Puppy, The Secret Puppy, and The Seaside Puppy.
Sophy Williams has several drawings in each book.
One in a series of books about puppies, in the Pet Rescue Adventures Animal Books, the pup books also include cat books. We especially are interested in reading
Maybe, The Secret Puppy or
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