{"id":39762,"date":"2024-04-12T21:55:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T01:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=39762"},"modified":"2024-04-12T21:55:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T01:55:15","slug":"review-of-pawcasso-by-remy-lai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=39762","title":{"rendered":"Review of Pawcasso, by Remy Lai"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Pawcasso<\/em><\/p>\n

by Remy Lai<\/p>\n

Henry Holt, 2021. 238 pages.
\nReview written July 29, 2021, from a library book
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

Pawcasso<\/em> is Remy Lai\u2019s third book that involves kids keeping a huge secret from the adults in their lives. I\u2019m getting a little tired of that \u2013 but Pawcasso<\/em> is so adorable, I loved the book anyway.<\/p>\n

In this book, it\u2019s the start of summer, and Jo\u2019s been staying in her house all day. When she does go out, she sees a dog carrying a basket. The basket contains money and a shopping list and Jo watches the dog do the shopping for his owners.<\/p>\n

But when the dog walks into a bookstore where a children\u2019s art class is happening, the kids think Jo is the dog\u2019s owner, and they want to paint the dog. Jo doesn\u2019t get a chance to correct them \u2013 and starts walking with the dog to art class every week. She tells them his name is Pawcasso. And she gets paid with free books.<\/p>\n

But then a mean man complains to the City Council about Pawcasso going around town without a leash, and he almost gets taken to the pound. Jo\u2019s new friends are incensed. They start a pawtition that goes viral. And meanwhile, Jo is terrified of getting found out.<\/p>\n

This engaging graphic novel is full of pictures of a truly adorable dog, with a story of a kid who falls for the dog and gets herself into a tight spot. It\u2019s got all the ingredients of a book kids will love.<\/p>\n

remylai.com<\/a>
\nmackids.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time. The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

What did you think of this book?<\/p>\n

*Note* To try to catch up on posting reviews, I\u2019m posting the oldest reviews I\u2019ve written on my blog without making a page on my main website. They\u2019re still good books!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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