New Hounds: The Puppy Problem by Laura James
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Synopsis
Gizmo is a city dog, so when he moves to the village of Puddle with his journalist human he doesn't know WHAT to expect. Certainly not FLOWERS. Or BEES. And he couldn't have even imagined MUD. Luckily he's got Jilly, the wolfhound next door, to show him around. But Jilly has a problem. Her puppies are going to be given to new owners far away. She'll never see them again! Gizmo might not know the difference between a cow and a tractor but he's got a nose for a story, and a great idea to help Jilly. What if the dogs of Puddle had a newspaper? STOP PRESS!
Review
We were looking forward to reading this story and it was really great from the first page. The characters are all lovable and the appealing illustrations and humour really appealed to us. The story is serious in nature at times, covering themes such as detachment and illiteracy, however we found that there was enough humour to keep it light and exciting.
The main character Gizmo is empathic to Jilly’s problems and through this he manages to find lots of friends and even start his own business as an editor! We discover lots of breeds of dogs and along with them the story develops.
The story is built around the dogs adventure, and although humans feature, the dogs are usually trying to be secretive and the humans don’t really know what the dogs are up to. This makes it a really fun read and appealed to my daughter.
We really enjoyed this story and would definitely look forward to more of the series, especially as the characters were really lovable. We would enjoy hearing about what they got up to next!
I received a ebook version of this book from NetGalley for my unbiased review
ISBN: 978-1526620545
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publication date: 6th May 2021
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