Children's Book Review: It's A Puppy's Life By Seth Casteel

IT'S A PUPPY'S LIFE

By: Seth Casteel

Published: March 20, 2018

Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books

Non-Fiction

Today is National Puppy Day (yes, it's really a thing) so sharing this new book from National Geographic Kids is the perfect way to celebrate. Through amazingly adorable photographs of all kinds of breeds of puppies, children can be introduced to the fun of being a puppy. The puppy photos fill the whole page and their expressions are priceless. Warning: You may be making a trip to an animal shelter after reading this book.

Photography by Seth Casteel. Photo provided by Publisher.

With just a few words on each page, children are taken through a day in a puppy's life starting with eating some dog food, to exploring, to napping, and playing, more exploring and playing, and eventually more sleeping. As the book says, "It's ruff to be a pup!"

Photography by Seth Casteel. Photo provided by Publisher.

Over 30 different breeds are featured in the book to offer cuteness for every dog-lover. Aside from all the cuteness, this book also teaches that puppies need attention, care, and lots of love. Children and adults will love looking through the pages of adorable puppies and with a repetitive verse, younger children will also be able to read along.

Seth Casteel and his dog, Baby Nala - source

Seth Casteel is an award-winning photographer and author of UNDERWATER DOGS, UNDERWATER PUPPIES and a trio of children's books. In February 2012, Casteel's series of photos showcasing dogs diving into swimming pools became an overnight Internet sensation, reaching more than 100 million people in less than 24 hours. This sudden attention results in the Underwater series. Now with more than half a million copies in print around the world, UNDERWATER DOGS is one of the best-selling photography books of all time. Casteel has traveled the world in pursuit of his passion for animals. His nonprofit campaign, One Picture Saves a life, inspires, empowers, and educates animals ambassadors around the world to improve rescue and adoption services through positive photography. His rescue dog, Baby Nala, is his very best pal. People often say that Seth and Nala have similar hairstyles. To see more about Seth and his photography, visit his website, HERE. 

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Children's Book Review: Sparky and Tidbit By Kathryn O Galbraith

SPARKY AND TIDBIT

By: Kathryn O. Galbraith

Illustrated by: Gerald Kelley

Published: February 3, 2015

Publisher: Simon Spotlight

Fiction

Is your child ready to start reading chapter books? These Ready-to-Read books are the perfect starting point. Four different levels are offered to get your child used to more words and longer stories from Pre-Level One all the way to Level Three.  SPARKY AND TIDBIT is a Level Three in the Ready-to-Read books and is perfect for children in grades 1st - 3rd. The pages have plenty of words but also delightful illustrations to help tell the story and not overwhelm kids who are still hesitant to take on regular chapter books.

Sparky received his K9 cap, badge and collar for his birthday and is ready to start some real hero work.  As he walks around his neighborhood, he tries to find something heroic to do, but sadly, isn't able to find any buried treasure or stop any bone robbers. Then he comes along his friend Tidbit, whimpering under a bush. Tidbit is sad because he can't read. Sparky decides to spend an afternoon listening to Tidbit read one page of his book.  But, Sparky has hero work to do and can't spend anymore time listening to Tidbit. Will Tidbit convince Sparky to keep listening or will Sparky find more important work to do?

This is a wonderful story that uses dogs to teach a lesson on helping others, patience, and the importance of reading. All the characters in the story are dogs and they do silly things which will make the child giggle and want to keep reading. Sparky and Tidbit are lovable dogs and I could easily see this becoming a series where Sparky continues to help out other dogs in his school and neighborhood.  This book would make a great addition to your school or child's library.

Kathryn O. Galbraith - Photo by Mark Holloway

To learn about Kathryn O Galbraith and her writing, visit her website at KathrynOGalbraith.com. 

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