Lulu and Her New Best Friend

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Pub Date 26 Feb 2019 | Archive Date 03 Sep 2019

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Description

Going to the park with her mother leads a young girl to a discovery that will change her life and open her heart. Lulu is playing hide and seek at the park when she encounters a large dog that is wet and cold and without a collar. After feeding her, getting her warm, and letting her spend the night at her house, Lulu goes out to find the dog’s owner. Her search in town leads to a reunion, but will Lulu have the strength to give up her new friend? Or is there another option that is better for all concerned? Lulu and Her New Best Friend offers a heartwarming story of new friendship and the responsibility of caring for a pet. Richly textured illustrations pair with the rhyming story for read-aloud fun.

Going to the park with her mother leads a young girl to a discovery that will change her life and open her heart. Lulu is playing hide and seek at the park when she encounters a large dog that is wet...


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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781457568213
PRICE $19.95 (USD)

Average rating from 9 members


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I read Lulu and Her New Best Friend by JoAnn M. Dickinson with my two granddaughters. Both enjoyed the story especially the dog, Buttercup. The four year old liked how Lulu took care of Buttercup instead of expecting her parents to do so. My seven year old enjoyed being able to read the story to us. She is a rising second grader, who found the story to be just long enough and challenging enough for her to find interesting. Her favorite part was when the older gentleman admitted Buttercup was too much for him. He could have kept the dog anyway or surrender it to the local animal shelter so she was glad f his decision.

The illustrations were wonderfully done, fitting well with the text. There is a change in point of view near the end of the story. I noticed this, thinking that it could be perhaps fixed in future e-book copies. Talking with my oldest granddaughter, it did not stand out to her. She looked back to the beginning, understanding what was said about change in the book. Then she pointed out the dialogue near the end. Because Lulu is talking then she didn’t see the problem. I am saying this because as an educator I understand the criticism of the previous reviews but as for the children readers it does not deter from their enjoyment of the story.

Both girls gave it a five, I took a star off for the point of view change. I would like to say that I personally thought it was a cute story with a serendipity kind of ending.

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What a charming story this is with its message to the young reader of doing the right thing and a need to take care of other others both animal and human. Set in what appears to be an idyllic small coastal town where all the shopkeepers are so friendly and everyone has a sense of civic responsibility we find young Lulu with her mother playing hide and seek in the park. Here Lulu discovers Buttercup a large dog without apparently an owner who is wet and cold. Taking responsibility we see how Lulu cares for Buttercup at her home by feeding her and getting her warm.

There then begins the search in the town for the owner which leads to a quite heart wrenching but also life affirming finale which has the message that if you take care and look out for others you may achieve a better life and be rewarded. With illustrations that are quaint and rhyming that is a bit hit and miss this is a story that will I'm sure both entertain and also provide some educational guidance.

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