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carolineinthelibrary's review against another edition
5.0
A shelter full of wacky animals with a cover that'll make you think our character will walk out with the dog of her dreams! I really enjoyed this book and will definitely use it at story time (but I'll probably skip the bit about the dead fish)!
isb_'s review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
3.0
A funny, silly story with simple but gorgeous illustrations!
msgabbythelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Such fun to do this one with my My First Book kiddos. I was still getting laughs after I did it for the fourth time. The ending is fun!
sophianowack's review against another edition
3.0
ending was pretty bad and unexpected. spolier: she didn’t get a dog.
lauriehnatiuk's review against another edition
3.0
A young girl enters the Happy Animal Shelter in hopes of getting a dog. The helpful not so helpful male adult then parades out a variety of animals from lizards to upside down "floating" goldfish but no dog. When she is ready to give up after explaining why she wants a dog, she is surprised by an alternative choice. Humourous with a nice twist about being open minded this is a fun book but will be honest - personally did not like the ending sentence - believe after all that felt it could have been stronger hence the three stars. Fans of Jon Agee will still enjoy and a supplemental addition depending on your needs about books about pet adoption/getting a new pet and mindset.
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
4.0
Growth mindset - you don't always get what you want, and sometimes that's a good thing.
laura_mcloughlin's review against another edition
4.0
Need a book for a dog (or pet) themed story time? This 1 was very silly and has a surprise twist!
agudenburr's review against another edition
4.0
A super funny book about a little girl who goes to an animal rescue to buy a dog. This would make a great book for a pet storytime.
Content warning: there is a dead goldfish in part of the story which might make some little kids sad.
Content warning: there is a dead goldfish in part of the story which might make some little kids sad.