Disney Before the Story: Anita's Puppy Tale

Disney Princess Beginnings / Disney Before the Story

by Tessa Roehl

Before the Story is an exciting, illustrated chapter book series that features your favorite Disney heroines on fun adventures as young girls.

Before Anita rescued one hundred and one Dalmatians . . . she was a girl with a puppy!

Anita and her new friends are on a mission to bring joy back to the gloomy halls of their new boarding school. But their plans get put on hold when Anita comes across an abandoned Dalmatian puppy in the schoolyard. As her new fluffy roommate becomes less and less of a secret, Anita discovers that a dog is just what her school needs to bring back a little cheer. Until then, resident mean girl, Cruella De Vil, tricks Anita and her friends at every turn and threatens to reveal the puppy to the grumpy Headmistress!

Newly independent readers ages 5-8 will love this new illustrated chapter book based on Disney's 101 Dalmatians. This Before the Story chapter book brings the childhood of one of Disney’s most iconic characters to life in a tale of puppy hijinks, boarding school fun, and new friendships.

Mulan's Secret Plan Elsa's Icy Rescue Anna Finds a Friend Pocahontas Leads the Way Cinderella Takes the Stage

Genres: Chapter Books, Childrens, Animals, Fiction, Middle Grade

65 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 13, 2021

Reviews

[Scarlett Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about a girl who is trying to make an art club and a couple days after she is trying to make the art club she finds a puppy AKA dalmatian And Crewella Deville Try to ruin it And she's trying to take over the art club. See you soon tell us the head mistress About the puppy And then the puppy soon becomes the school mascot.

[Jessica Di Salvio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was better than I expected! Original too!

[Lisa D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! This is a Prequel to 101 Dalmatians ! Perfect for Disney fans & beginning readers!

[Damita Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Anita is sent to Dahlington Academy she very upset its nothing like her mother described. It's sad and dreary.

When she learns her mom was part of the Tennis Club, Anita decides to try and join a club to make some friends only to discover that every club was shut down.

So she learns from Cruella how to start an Art club and gets straight to work!

But is Cruella her friend or an obstacle?

[Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute.

Like the other stories in this series, the stories are cute and sweet, nice read for younger readers, and the artwork is nice. There needed to be more Cruella here, but it’s a decent read for the kids.

[Tracie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful

It started kind of sad. Next, it was funny with a hint of intrigue. And it concluded with a happy ending, which Disney is for.

[keanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the book I really really love it I really like this book

This book is really great I recommended to every people the words in here is so great and I love 101 dalmatians

[KneCol Bush · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

Was good to see a story about going cruella and her sneaky ways. Took toke reading a chapter a night to my kid

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful of Anita in her school years, meeting Cruella De Vil and trying to keep positive at her mum's old boarding school until meeting a puppy dalmation changes that. Great pictures.

[Sarah Hope · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was adorable. I've always thought Anita was a Disney character to not receive as much focus and love as is lavished on others, like the princesses and villains. We see Anita as a lonely girl in boarding school, meeting Cruella de Vil for the first time, and someone else we know is attending the boy's school across the river. We also get to see how Anita and Perdita become lifelong friends. As they say, a girl's best friend is her dog. Will Anita ever get an Art club started at her school? Will she make friends with any of the girls? Will Perdita get confiscated due to the school's "no pet" policy? Read to find out the answers to these and other questions.

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story about Anita and Cruella at boarding school together. The headmistress and Cruella have managed to make life miserable for the girls at Dahlington Academy. When Anita's mother writes her about all the fun she had there, Anita finds new friends and decides to create an art club as Cruella has managed to disband all the other clubs. A good story for kids about problem solving, dealing with others, and fighting for what you believe in.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super cute!

[Melmo2610 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute easy read. Fun story!

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice to see Anita get a story! Cute story. Kids will love it because it is a dog story.

[Hadassah DaNerd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Look, I know these are kids books. Like, actually kids books, but I enjoyed the little set up of Anita and Cruella here! It was just a nice little read.