All the Best Dogs
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- ¥1,200
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For anyone who loves a dog--and anyone who loves a laugh, comes this sensitive (and silly!) story about growing up and mending fences. An enduring message of friends, community, and the joy of pets.
Ask anyone who has a dog and they’ll tell you that their dog is the best. Really, truly, the best dog in the world. Theirs is the best dog that ever lived, ever, ever, in the history of the known universe.
Welcome to the dog park! It’s a playground for dogs in the big city. Here, four sixth graders (and their dogs!) overlap on one hilarious and important June weekend.
Ezra needs to find his lost dog.
Cup-Cup needs a friend. (She also needs to learn to walk on a leash.)
Mei-Alice wonders if anyone will ever understand her.
Panda wonders what will happen if she breaks the rules.
Kaleb is covering up a terrible mistake.
Grover and Lottie are making lots of terrible mistakes. (Some of them are disgusting.)
And Jilly needs to make a new life in a new place.
On this almost-summer weekend, a series of surprises, mishaps, and misunderstandings will end up changing all of their lives.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The lives of four sixth graders and their dogs intersect during one chaotic June weekend in this upbeat romp. Kaleb and his Bernese mountain dog/Newfoundland mix Cup-Cup, whose friendliness matches her enormous size; Mei-Alice and her three-legged "corgi-adjacent" rescue pooch Panda, who has a forbidden craving for chocolate; and anxious Ezra and his chow-chow Mr. Cashmere are the top dogs at their Brooklyn dog park. But the arrival of newcomer Jilly and her grumpy old terriers Grover and Lottie throws a wrench in the established pack dynamics. Via multiple perspectives both human and canine, the group gradually come together to weather life's ups and downs. As Jilly yearns to fit in, Kaleb and Mei-Alice clash during rehearsal for the school play, and, while searching for an on-the-run Mr. Cashmere, Ezra and Kaleb attempt to rebuild their friendship following an incident. Simple prose by Jenkins (the Upside-Down Magic series) conveys characters experiencing big emotions and finding common ground thanks to their canine companions, resulting in a tale that's chock-full of heart and lots of good dogs. Illustrations by Preitano (Destiny, NY) depict a visually diverse community of pups and people. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 8–12.
