Woof

Bowser makes for an affable narrator. Birdie is headstrong and smart. They make a good team and it's a decent start to a new series. http://pussreboots.com/blog/2017/comm...

Book #42 Read in 2015 Woof by Spencer Quinn (YA) I love this author's Chet and Bernie books. This is a Birdie and Bowser book. Birdie is an 11 year old girl who gets a shelter dog, Bowser, for her birthday gift from her cranky-on-the-outside grandmother. A prize fish is stolen from Birdie's family's bait shop and she decides to investigate and try to find it, like her cop father (who is dead) would have done. This puts Birdie is some risky situations but Bowser is there to keep an eye on her. Bowser tells the story and it is fun reading the insights of a dog's mind. This was a good, quick read. Middle school readers especially would like it, I believe. I received a copy of this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for a honest review. http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com

I confess I don't bring a lot of criticism to dog books. They're generally light and pleasant and inconsequential. This book is no exception. It's a perfectly cromulent dog book, with a plucky (human) female protagonist ( Birdie), in addition to a dog named Bowser. Birdie & Bowser both have old-fashioned names. They have adventures and solve mysteries. 'Nuff said. :) This is one of those stories that's told by the dog. That's not my favorite kind of dog book. But Spenser Quinn writes dogs reasonably well, considering Bowser is a dog that IMMEDIATELY bonds with his human and minds right away. He's the kind of dog that humans wish all dogs were.