Sam the Stolen Puppy

Animal Stories #12

by Holly Webb

Sam the gorgeous golden Labrador puppy is the best Christmas present Emily has ever had. When he is stolen, a heartbroken Emily is hot on the trail of the thieves...

Genres: Animals, Childrens, Fiction, Dogs, Chapter Books, Contemporary, British Literature

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Holly Webb is one of Britain's best-loved children's writers. She has written over a hundred books for children, and her work has been translated into over thirty languages. Holly lives in Tilehurst, just outside of Reading, Berkshire, with her husband, three children and several cats.

Reviews

[Hákon Gunnarsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emily gets the Christmas present she wants, a gorgeous golden Labrador puppy. She does her best to train him, but then he is stolen.

Holly Webb is great at children's books about animals. This one fits into the mystery genre, light obviously because of the age group this book is intended for, but still a pretty good one.

It is a good book to talk to kids about responsibilities of having animals, but it is also just a fun, emotional story.

[Ugnė Lukošienė · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nuostabi ir pilna meilės ir gerumo istorija! 😍

[Elizabeth Oakley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recomend this book to people who like dogs. I like the part when the girl tries to find sam and dosn't give up. I think that everyone who likes dogs and likes adventure. I feel bad when sam gets stolen because if I lost my dog Ruby, I would be devestated.

[Dakshith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like and love this book because when Emily found Sam when it was stolen from the garden one afternoon.

[Alana Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, I know you shouldn't give puppies or dogs as a Christmas present but this story a girl and yellow Labrador build a friendship, but can Emily find her beautiful, perfect puppy? Read the book to find out. This book is really good, I think you should read it, I've read Smudge The Stolen Kitten, and now I've read Sam the Stolen Puppy.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute children's book. Nice story about keeping your eye on your pet and how much pets mean to us.

[Ciasteczkowy Potwór · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super książka skończyłam ja w 3 dni. 😮❗UWAGA SPOILER❗ czemu nie było ze co wydarzy się z Albertem 🙃albo cz ich złapali.🤔 MEGA FAJNA KSIĄŻKA POLECAM KAŻDEMU I POZDRAWIAM SERDECZNIE❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🖤🩶🤍🩷♥️🪿🫠🙃💗🐟🥑

[Toni Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book was awesome

[Margie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cute children’s story. Emily’s new puppy has been stolen. She is very upset but clues are coming to her and she is going to find her puppy.

[Lillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a complimentary copy of this book via the publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review.

Sam the Stolen Puppy by Holly Webb is a heartbreaking tale of one little girl’s search for her missing pup. Emily had only one Christmas wish, and it was granted in the form of a beautiful golden labrador puppy. Immediately smitten, Emily takes her job as the puppy’s owner seriously, showering the adorable pup with all the love and attention he deserves. However, things go awry when Emily arrives home from school to find Sam missing, stolen from her backyard. Will she find him or is he lost forever?

This is such a cute story. While technically a mystery, it is light, making it appealing to all ages. Short, easy chapters with a few challenging vocabulary words make this a perfect book for young independent readers and an engaging read aloud. Simple illustrations depict scenes from the story and can be found throughout the book. Overall, this is a sweet, simple story that any animal lover will enjoy.

[John Naylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute way of explaining one of the dangers of pet ownership to younger readers. Due to the title of the book it isn't a spoiler to say that Sam the puppy gets stolen.

This is handled well through different eyes including Sam's himself. I admit I couldn't help but think of Scooby Doo while reading it as the villains are not exactly secret.

The ending was expected but also left unanswered questions. I am not sure if there is a sequel to this resolving them. I enjoyed it but not as much as other books in the series.

[Arska-täti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Holly Webbin suloiset eläintarinat jatkuvat. Tässä osassa Emilia saa joululahjaksi suloisen koiranpennun nimeltä Samu. Pennun kasvaessa siihen kuitenkin kiinnitetään huomiota hiukan liikaakin, mistä on ikävät seuraukset...

Ei ehkä kaikkein koskettavin tarina, mutta kelpoa peruslaatua, takuulla toimii 6-8 -vuotiaille lukijoille. Toisaalta näen punaista aina, kun jollekin annetaan eläin lahjaksi. Mutta tässä kirjassa oli hyvin selitetty, miksi pentu haettiin juuri jouluksi kotiin, ja vanhemmat olivat hienosti pennun hoidossa ja kasvatuksessa mukana.

[Ramona Cantaragiu · Rating 2 out of 5]

Holly Webb really knows how to suck the joy out of everything, including receiving a puppy as a xmas gift. Let's overlook for a bit the fact that the story is boring and focus on the father, the most atrocious character I have ever encountered. He nags, he complains, he never listens to what the children are saying, he thinks he is always right and he is quick to judge and profess his disappointment with everyone and everything. And the atrocity comes from the fact that he is not made intentionally horrendous, no, Holly Webb actually thinks she is writing about a good father. Shoot me now.

[Tayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I brought a mystery set of 5 children’s books from Oxfam and this is one of them. I made it a goal for Easter weekend to read all five and then either keep or donate them.

I remember when I volunteered in a school the year fours were in love with these books so when I saw this was in my mystery pile I had to read it. Plus the illustrations throughout this are lovely and perfectly capture the Sam’s nature and the families love for their puppy.

[Assayah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brakowało mi jakiegoś zakończenia, ale poza tym - jak na książkę dla młodszych dzieci (6+?) - mi się podobało. Na pewno plus za pokazanie jak opiekować się psami i wspomnienie, że nie powinno się ich kupować jako prezent - bardzo ważny przekaz szczególnie dla dzieci.

[Samu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ihan söpö. Luin lähinnä, koska koiranpennun nimi oli Samu.

[Extremetrez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is super

[Zuzu · Rating 5 out of 5]

🐶super

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I felt the frustration when Dad wouldn’t listen. I remember a similar scenario when I was little and a neighbour stole my cat.

[Russ · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quite sweet and surprisingly well-written little book.

[Reelika Raimet · Rating 5 out of 5]

https://raamaturiiulike.wordpress.com...

[Betül · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5’tan 4. Sam ve diğer köpekleri kafese kilitledikleri kısmı sevmedim.

[Kadili]

väga südamlik ja tore ja naljakas ja äge

[Piotr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Epic Book

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the book but I wish there was more of the story at the end.

[Arielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

i feel sad for sam to be stolen he is such a kind and cute little dog

[Carine Rosabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mulle meeldis et raamat ja et raamatu lõppus Sam tagasi saadi.

[Elizabeth Collier · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best Holly Webb book I have read.

[Carys Fairhurst · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sad

[E. · Rating 3 out of 5]

[Megjegyzés magamnak: 99 oldal elolvasva]