New Puppy on the Block

this littlest pet shop book was a big hit! my daughter borrowed it from a friend and then saw it at the book store and really wanted it. it has really cute pictures in full color. really all the littlest pet shop products so far my 8-year old daughter loves.

My daughter is in first grade and is quite intimidated by chapter books, we have tried quite a few other series of books but there seems to be a big jump between beginner readers and the 'easier' chapter books written for this age group (e.g. Junie B Jones, The Magic Treehouse). The font size and length of the chapters is just right. Some of the words are a little difficult so she needs to ask for help with those. It is the first chapter book that she has read by herself and I think that is a great confidence booster. The full color illustrations in the book are really nice. My daughter loves Littlest Pet Shop figures and playsets so the story has held her interest. I am about to order the second in the series 'Scaredy Cat', I didn't see a number 3, but I hope there will be some more.

My daughter picked this book out at the bookstore today after looking through several other young readers books. I'm sure she picked it because there were colorful pictures and it wasn't your typical chapter book with few pictures and smaller print. She is often intimdated by the chapter books that are printed on the "brown paper" as she calls it with very few pictures and she feels like she'll never be able to finish it. She started reading this book in the car ride home, at dinner and finished it before going to bed. She just couldn't put it down, which never happens. This is the perfect book for young readers just starting on chapter books.

My 6 year old loves the Littlest Pet shop. She already reads chapter books (junie b Jones, Ivy and Bean) and this is an easy read for her. The chapters aren't very long and we read about 2 or 3 a night, finishing the book in a few days. There are also pictures. This book introduces the pet shop with a new dalmation who arrives and has to learn his way around and make friends. He gets into a few messes before he finds his niche and the other dogs accept him. This is great for 5 and up and fans of the littlest pet shop.