Close Menu
www.crackingthecover.com
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    • Home
    • Picture
      • Ages 0-3
      • Ages 2 and up
      • Ages 3 and up
      • Ages 4 and up
      • Ages 5 and up
      • Ages 6 and up
      • Ages 8 and up
      • Author Interviews
      • Bedtime Stories
      • Gift Guide
    • Middle Grade
      • Author Interviews
      • Ages 6 and up
      • Ages 7 and up
      • Ages 8-12
      • Ages 9-12
      • Ages 10 and up
      • Gift Guide
    • YA
      • Author Interviews
      • Reviews
      • Adult Crossover
      • Gift Guide
    • Seasonal
      • Back to School
      • Christmas
      • Earth Day
      • Easter
      • Fall
      • Father’s Day
      • Mother’s Day
      • Gift Guide
      • Halloween
      • Spring
      • Valentine’s Day
      • Winter
    • Diversity
      • AANHPI Heritage
      • Autism Month
      • Black Experience
      • Chinese New Year
      • Hispanic Heritage
      • Pride Month
      • Women’s History
    • Crossover
    • About
      • Review/interview policy
      • About our reviewers
    www.crackingthecover.com

    Daily Bark: The Puppy Problem is fun new chapter book series

    0
    By Jessica on January 19, 2022 ages 6 & up, Early Chapter, Middle Grade
    Puppy ProblemTHE DAILY BARK: THE PUPPY PROBLEM, by Laura James, Bloomsbury Children’s Books, Jan. 18, 2022, paperback, $7.99 (ages 7-10)

    A dog creates his own newspaper to help a friend in need in The Daily Bark: The Puppy Problem, by Laura James.

    Gizmo is a city dog, so when he moves to the village of Puddle with his journalist human, he doesn’t know WHAT to expect. Certainly not FLOWERS. Or BEES. And he couldn’t have even imagined MUD. Luckily he’s got Jilly, the wolfhound next door, to show him around.

    But Jilly has a problem. Her puppies are going to be adopted by new owners who live far away — she’ll never see them again! Gizmo has got a nose for a story, and a great idea to help Jilly. What if the dogs of Puddle started a newspaper to get the word out and keep these pups closer to home? Stop the presses! —Synopsis provided by Bloomsbury Children’s Books

    The Puppy Problem is the first book in Laura James’ new The Daily Bark chapter book series. The book is fully illustrated and features larger text. The chapters, paragraphs and sentences are accessible, boosting confidence of emerging readers.

    The appeal of the book goes beyond reading ability. Though my second-grader has for the most part moved past early chapter books, the appeal of puppies was too much to pass up. She immediately took to The Puppy Problem and read all 128 pages in one sitting. Here’s what she had to say:

    “The Puppy Problem is a fun book. I like how Gizmo makes up his own newspaper to help Jilly’s pups find a home. It was easy to read, and for bonus, I like how the illustrator used color. And I like Jilly’s rascal, Wolfie. I want to read more books in the series.”

    Though geared for 7- to 10-year-olds (2nd and 3rd grade), I would suggest this series for more advanced 5- and 6-year-olds (kindergarten and 1st grade).

     

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Jessica
    • Website
    • Facebook
    • X (Twitter)

    Jessica Harrison is the reviewer behind Cracking the Cover. She loves books and worked as the in-house book critic at a daily newspaper, writing reviews and interviewing authors for two years. When the company cut back, she lost her position covering books, but that doesn't mean she stopped reading. If anything, the whole experience made her more passionate about reading and giving people the tools to make informed decisions in their own book choices. She has been featured on NetGalley's Blogger Spotlight and is on Kindleprenuer's Ultimate List of the Best Book Review Blogs. Contact her at jessica(at)crackingthecover(dot)com and follow Cracking the Cover on Bluesky, Instagram,  Facebook and Twitter (X) @crackingthecovr. You can also read scaled down reviews on Jessica's Goodreads review page. Jessica is also a reviewer on Amazon.

    Related Posts

    Astrid Lindgren’s The Children of Noisy Village is delightful

    The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks is MG gold

    Sports Superstars from Black History tells stories of 10 athletes

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    • bluesky
    • twitter
    • instagram
    • facebook
    • goodreads
    • amazon
    • bloglovin
    • mail
    Subscribe by email
    Follow
    Recent Posts
    July 3, 2025

    Astrid Lindgren’s The Children of Noisy Village is delightful

    July 2, 2025

    Brittney Morris’ This Book Might Be About Zinnia explores identity

    July 1, 2025

    The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks is MG gold

    July 1, 2025

    E.L Starling’s Bound by Stars is fast-moving sci-fi romance

    June 30, 2025

    Return to Neverland with Wendy’s Ever After, by Julie Wright

    Archives
    Categories
    On Writing

    “The dance with words and the way the hair on the back of my neck raises when it works right is what I live for.”

    —Gary Paulsen

    “I write because I exist. Because I read. Because I breathe.”

    —Lindsay Eager

    “Books are kind of like the sense of smell: inhale one page and memories come rushing back.”

    —Keir Graff

    Cracking the Cover is a website dedicated to picture, middle-grade and young adult books. It features reviews, author interviews and other book news. PLEASE NOTE: We are not currently accepting self published books for review.

    Copyright © 2010-2022 Cracking the Cover. Unless otherwise noted, all books — digital and physical — have been provided by publishers in exchange for honest and unbiased reviews. All thoughts and opinions are those of the reviewer.

    Reviews Published Professional Reader 2016 NetGalley Challenge 100 Book Reviews

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.