The Pug who wanted to be a Star

The Pug Who Wanted to Be #6

by Bella Swift

Peggy the pug is only little, but she's going to be a BIG star! A show-stopping new story about the loveable heroine of THE PUG WHO WANTED TO BE A UNICORN.When Peggy the pug's friend Chloe is cast as Wendy in the school production of PETER PAN, Peggy feels left out. Chloe is too busy learning lines and going to rehearsals to play with her. So Peggy sets out to show Chloe that she has star quality, too. When a hilarious video of Peggy goes viral, Peggy becomes a celebrity overnight. Suddenly, she can't even go for a a walk to the park without being stopped for a selfie. Maybe fame isn't all it's cracked up to be . . . But when Chloe gets stage fright, Peggy knows the show must go on! A heartwarming and gently humorous story about realising that your family are always your biggest fans.

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 14, 2021

Reviews

[martita ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nie obchodzi mnie to, że to książka dla dzieci, bo ja się tak świetnie bawiłam, że to szok. Ta piosenka w audiobooku to miodek i ja dosłownie zaczęłam bujać się podczas słuchania jej. Peggy to taki słodziaczek i no bardzo urocze jest to jak ona dba i kocha tą rodzinę. Ten moment, gdy Ruby wzięła Peggy do wózeczka i zaczęła śpiewać kotki dwa- ja się tak zaczęłam chichrać. Albo jak Peggy odgryzła kawałek nosa Milesa na torcie (MOPSIK SLAY). Świetny morał i bardzo podobała mi się ta historia.

To zasługuje na 5 gwiazdek w stu procentach i uszczęśliwiło mnie. Gdybym była mała myślę, że byłabym największą fanką tej serii.

[Anna Wilczyńska · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zważywszy na okoliczności cywilizacyjne, to dobra część - z edukacyjnym motywem o blaskach i cieniach bycia wiralem 😅.

[Henry Diamond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing book! I loved the end where Peggy snuck into Chloe’s Peter Pan show and encouraged her to keep going! The lesson about the book is beautiful as well. After all, it’s a great book for all ages! With funny jokes and unique characters! 4/5 would recommend.

[whatbooknext · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's lots of excitement in Peggy the Pug's home. Her best friend Chloe is auditioning for a part in her school play, along with her friends.

At first, Peggy is proud of Chloe when she gets a key part in the play, but suddenly all of Chloe's time is taken up with practicing lines, homework and more lines. She doesn't have any time left for Peggy.

After watching a favourite segment on a TV morning show with her family called Star Pets, Peggy can see that animals can be stars too. She sets her heart on it. The perfect opportunity arrives when there is a call for the part of the dog Nana in the play. Peggy's audition goes really well until something arrives that is too hard to resist. Instead of a calm, ordered audition, the hall is complete doggy chaos!

Missing spending time with Chloe and just when she thinks all is lost for doggy stardom, a huge opportunity drops right in her paws. Now she can show her stuff! Her time to shine goes horribly wrong, or so she thinks. Suddenly fame is hard to handle. All she wanted is more time with Chloe!

Peggy realises the best place she should be on opening night is at Chloe's side - not on stage for everyone else to see. She cleverly figures out a way to do both.


This junior illustrated chapter book is one in a series of stories about Peggy the Pug and her adventures among daily life. She understands her family's speech, but they only hear her barks, often misunderstanding her. I wonder about our own doggy friends and what they try to tell us in different situations.

There are many threads to this story with an overall theme of fame, whether on stage, TV, or the internet, showing the truth behind the smooth running of things we see on stage or a screen, and the actual work and truth behind them.

Peggy the pug is funny, clever, and incredibly loyal to her family. A great story for any animal lover or seeker of fame. Is what you see on your screen the real story?

Author - Bella Swift

Illustrator - Orchard Books

Age - 6+

[✨Jinglemarco✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely a nice read and the first book I have ever read in one sitting (well, it's quite short), but nothing like the first or even the second episodes in the series, two of my favourite books ever. Just a little better than the Halloween one. 3.5 stars.

[Kinga · Rating 3 out of 5]

Moim zdaniem ta książka jest spoko.Najlepsza z całej serii.Oczywiście jest trochę nudna ale fragmentami bywa spoko.Jest to w 100% książka dla dzieci ale porusza temat np.falszywości drugiej osoby oraz "nie oceniaj książki po okładce" akurat tutaj chodzi o człowieka

[eli.version · Rating 4 out of 5]

To bylo úžasný!😅😅 Četla jsem to jenom proto, že je tam MOPSÍK a tak jsem od toho moc nečekala, ale bylo to vážně strašně cute a ten příběh byl taky strašně super. Akorát mě tam jakožto pejskare docela štvali ty části, kde to chování psů bylo naprosto nelogický 😅😅

[Elgyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

čárka - s. 12, 147 (2×)
mě/mně - s. 41
uvozovky - s. 63
shlédnout/zhlédnout – s. 118

[Ciasteczkowy Potwór · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bardzo fajna książka przyjemnie się czyta polecam:)

[Magdalena Chmielewska · Rating 5 out of 5]

2024 - 5/5 - papierowa

[Kornelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5

[Migle J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice book i liked when Chloe had a piter pen show and peggy snek to chloe's school 10/10 recomend

[Fausta Latvyte · Rating 5 out of 5]

🐶

[natkajo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jest to uwierzcie, bardzo słodka literatura dziecięca. Opowiada ona o piesku, który przeżywa różne przygody. Bardzo szybko się, ją czyta, ale również słucha.