I love Owen and how he is all up in everyone's business. But how his need for closeness with others is actually a gift he can give those that need his attention most. I love how much truth is packed into the book covering resilience, family, and serving others well. I definitely want this book for our personal library.

Owen, an adorable puppy, is a nervous little guy. He tends to stand too close, lick too long, and sleep tummy to tail, especially when he's facing a new challenge.

Owen is a therapy dog in training who must learn to deal with his own feelings whether it be sadness, anger, being scared, worried, lost, and/or simply loneliness. As Owen learns to deal with his emotions his story teaches little ones to do the same.

Included at the end of the book is a chart which is useful to help children explore and talk about their own feelings.

Parents and workers of young children will find this book filled with irresistible illustrations paired with engaging text making this book a great tool for teaching emotional terminology, as well as how to face fears and try new things.

This title is part of The Daystar Dogs series following Owen, Lucy, and their furry friends at the little yellow house in Nashville. This is a lovely picture book to help children discover how to deal with their emotions, develop necessary social skills, and discover the difference each child can make all through the sweet eyes of a puppy.

Meet Owen . . . an adorable puppy who loves to stand too close, lick too long, and sleep tummy to tail, especially when he’s facing new challenges.

As this therapy dog in training learns to cope with his own feelings of sad, mad, scared, worried, lost, and lonely, his story teaches little ones to do the same. A chart at the end encourages kids to explore and talk about their own feelings. Irresistible illustrations and engaging text make this book a great tool for teaching emotional vocabulary, as well as how to face fears and try new things.

*Thank you to NetGalley and Baker Publishing Group for the complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This is a sweet little story about Owen the dog and him learning resilience. It focuses on how he becomes a therapy dog and helps various people including sick children and the elderly. He also tells how he is sometimes scared and how he learns to try and be resilient. This is helpful for children as they can resonate with Owen and learn from his example that although they may be afraid or experiencing different emotions they can still try and learn to preserve. At times the example of resilience could be clearer for children to understand. It also doesn't mention God much and doesn't firmly root our resilience in him, this could be a lot clearer.

Owen is a dog and they are trained for therapy work. This book is very repetitive. It’s Owen learning and then kids learning and then relearning with adults and relearning with grandparent. It’s Long and Dan out for no reason. The story is a nice story. The artwork is nice. And I know this book is by Bethany house, which is a religious publisher. And except for the last part Which is an info graphic about feelings, they manage not to mention God wants, which is nice because it means this book is more approachable and more usable by non-Christian readers.

Cute premise but I think the ideas got muddied with the dogs role. I wasn’t sure if my child was supposed to learn about themselves, go to Daystar or just learn about a therapy dog.

This book was perfect for my daughters. I love how well written and illustrated this book was. My kids agreed. This book was a perfect way for my kids to learn about themselves.

Thank you to NetGalley and Baker Publishing Group for an advanced read copy of this helpful book by David Thomas of Daystar.

I was excited to receive a copy of this book as I’ve followed the Raising Boys and Girls Podcast which have all been helpful in my parenting journey. Sissy Goff and David Thomas are insightful and share biblically grounded advice for navigating all seasons of parenthood.

My 7 year old daughter and I enjoyed reading, Owen Learns He Has What it Takes together. The book is about a dog named Owen who often felt overwhelmed. Owen learned to work through his strong emotions and feelings by helping others in need whether visiting sick children at the hospital or his elderly relative that really needed a companion. The book addresses the topic of resilience in an age appropriate manner by teaching children that they can do hard things and be strong even when they feel scared.

I would highly recommend this book for a child’s personal library or as a resource for children’s counselors, therapists, and social workers!