The right kind of wish fulfilment, for I'd much rather young women aspired to be a volunteer at a pet rescue centre than being famous for nothing, or being one of those brash harridan singers who get ten minutes' standing ovation on X-Factor or The Voice for having crap taste in music. Our heroine finds a homeless dog in the park one day, and as she needs a friend she takes him home – home to a new apartment where canines aren't allowed. So the mutt gets homed in a centre until claimed, and she gets to work there so as to spend time with him.

This being a compilation of kids' comics episodes, the first chapter establishes that set-up, before we move on – to other people, and to other pets, and to other issues. The resident volunteering girl is too insistent on her own way, and is reluctant to admit cooperation is best; a kid with issues about crowds and speaking in public has to save the day at an adoption fair; and so on. This is all heartily well-meaning, then, but for once the good intentions don't crowd everything off the page, and the morals and topics come with a lightness of touch that is most welcome. The dog that causes it all gets to be a master detective, and animals do some very cartoonish things, but the look is fine for the target audience, and this deserves to be a success. What's more, it comes with a bonus, full issue-length look at how comics are made, which was a welcome surprise. Four and a half stars.

This was the cutest book!!! This was broken into chapters focused on different characters and was comic book style. This is a great series for new young readers!

Things I loved:
1. The illustrations were beautiful
2. The comic book layout is so refreshing and perfect!
3. This book focused on friendship between people and animals
4. We get to see children volunteering, and it discusses cleaning animal poop and not just cuddling with animals all day
5. The end with discussion and explanation about how comic books are made


Things I didn't love:
1. Nothing! It was perfect!

This was such a cute, fun read! The pictures were perfect. I loved how each chapter told how each kid was “picked” by an animal, and also how it showed animals helping them emotionally.