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The Puppy Place #14
Honey
Puppy love in Puppy Place! An irresistible Valentine's Day story starring Honey, a sweet yellow Lab. In this special Valentine's Day story, Charles and his best friend Sammy meet Honey, a sweet, intelligent yellow Lab who's family is moving away--without Honey! When Charles brings this puppy home, guess who falls in love? Charles's mom--the cat lover of the family! Will the Petersons end up keeping Honey? Or will Honey become a service dog and best pal for Noah, a talented artist who uses a wheelchair? One thing is for puppy love is in the air!
75 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2009
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December 15, 2021
Oh my gosh! This was an amazing book! Defiantly recommend. The story was nice and short, an easy read. And, wow! Honey the Lab is so cute! If that puppy was real, and I saw it at an Animal Shelter, I would run up to the cage and adopt that puppy because of how cute it is. At first I liked border collies, but not I like Labs. There are both so cute!
This book is probably one of the best books I've read this year. Though the only thing I don't like about the book is Lizzie. I like the name with Y because my wolf stuffed animal is named Lizzy but she is just annoying! She is seriously pissed that Charles found somebody to give Honey to. And that at the end of the conversation she says, "Whatever."
You have to read the whole book to understand what I'm talking about but other than that this is such a great book! I'm am defiantly going to read the next book that I chose. I'm not sure which one I should chose. I have two books from the library left to read. I have I think four more coming soon. I'm not sure if I'm going to read Liberty or Scout but I know each one is going to be good.
I'll tell you how good this book was: It was so good that if I could, I would be reading ALL DAY LONG!!!!!!! Anyways, I hope you read this book because it one of the best.
This book is probably one of the best books I've read this year. Though the only thing I don't like about the book is Lizzie. I like the name with Y because my wolf stuffed animal is named Lizzy but she is just annoying! She is seriously pissed that Charles found somebody to give Honey to. And that at the end of the conversation she says, "Whatever."
You have to read the whole book to understand what I'm talking about but other than that this is such a great book! I'm am defiantly going to read the next book that I chose. I'm not sure which one I should chose. I have two books from the library left to read. I have I think four more coming soon. I'm not sure if I'm going to read Liberty or Scout but I know each one is going to be good.
I'll tell you how good this book was: It was so good that if I could, I would be reading ALL DAY LONG!!!!!!! Anyways, I hope you read this book because it one of the best.
February 20, 2009
Another Puppy Place chapter book I read to my daughter. Cute and clean. We have read 4 or 5 books from this series.
Emily (6 years old): Read it! It was about a dog and a boy wanted it for his working dog. The boy was a little young and he had to be 12, but he got the dog if his parents would help him. The dog's name was Honey.
Emily (6 years old): Read it! It was about a dog and a boy wanted it for his working dog. The boy was a little young and he had to be 12, but he got the dog if his parents would help him. The dog's name was Honey.
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March 31, 2015
Loved it!!
June 28, 2016
Juvenile fiction
December 1, 2009
Scholastic
SCORECARD
Entertainment level: A+
Service dog representation: A+
Puppy love in Puppy Place! An irresistible Valentine’s Day story starring Honey, a sweet yellow Lab.
In this special Valentine’s Day story, Charles and his best friend Sammy meet Honey, a sweet, intelligent yellow Lab who’s family is moving away–without Honey! When Charles brings this puppy home, guess who falls in love? Charles’s mom–the cat lover of the family! Will the Petersons end up keeping Honey? Or will Honey become a service dog and best pal for Noah, a talented artist who uses a wheelchair? One thing is for certain: puppy love is in the air!
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Last week on the blog, I reviewed a book featuring a seizure response service dog that was big on imagination, but had some issues with service dog representation. This week, I’m delighted to announce that this book is a MUST READ for children and adults alike. It receives my full endorsement because of its attention to detail (read: accuracy) and its sensitivity. The target audience is probably 6-9 years old as it is a fairly short 75pg easy-to-read chapter book that is part of a larger series, all focused on a dog of a specific breed.
What’s especially interesting about this book is that it focuses on the first part of a service dog’s journey — time spent with a foster family. This book, which can be read as a standalone, hints that in previous installments, the main character’s family had fostered pet dogs as well as future service dogs. This provides a much-needed juxtaposition between these two different roles. A great teaching tool for young readers!
Beyond the informative aspects of this book are the parts that encourage empathy. The children who have disabilities are just like the children who don’t have disabilities. They have likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses. While their disability is an important part of their identity, it isn’t the ONLY part of their identity, nor does it prevent them from living as full a life as their peers. The main character’s internal voice was one of admiration for the high-level skill needed to maneuver with a wheelchair, and for the acrobatics required in wheelchair basketball.
This book also demonstrated how invested foster families are in the success of their puppies. The service dog organization that the main character Charles hopes to work with asks him to write a letter explaining why he believes Honey should be trained as a service dog and why she should be partnered with his friend Noah. Charles’ letter is a testament to foster families everywhere, but I won’t spoil it for you.
Overall, the plot is straightforward and is informative without being a dry ‘info-dump’. The main conflict is determining what will happen to Honey the yellow lab. Who will foster her? And can she become a service dog?
Below, I talk about the book’s service dog representation. Nothing ‘gnarly’ this week!
THE GOOD
1. Addresses service dog etiquette for the public.
2. Explains how service dogs differentiate between work and play.
3. Gives a few examples of tasks that service dogs can perform.
4. Celebrates the diversity of service dogs and their handlers, while acknowledging that a service dog’s specific job and their handler’s disability is only one part of a whole.
5. Outlines the main character’s experience raising future dog guides.
6. Describes the integral role of foster families in raising future service dogs. Here, the term ‘puppy-raiser’ is used in place of foster family, though their meaning is the same.
7. Addresses the FAQ ‘Do all puppies become service dogs?’ and ‘How can someone become partnered with a service dog?’.
A big thanks to the author Ellen Miles and her publisher Scholastic for their outstanding work with this book!
December 1, 2009
Scholastic
SCORECARD
Entertainment level: A+
Service dog representation: A+
Puppy love in Puppy Place! An irresistible Valentine’s Day story starring Honey, a sweet yellow Lab.
In this special Valentine’s Day story, Charles and his best friend Sammy meet Honey, a sweet, intelligent yellow Lab who’s family is moving away–without Honey! When Charles brings this puppy home, guess who falls in love? Charles’s mom–the cat lover of the family! Will the Petersons end up keeping Honey? Or will Honey become a service dog and best pal for Noah, a talented artist who uses a wheelchair? One thing is for certain: puppy love is in the air!
*~*
Last week on the blog, I reviewed a book featuring a seizure response service dog that was big on imagination, but had some issues with service dog representation. This week, I’m delighted to announce that this book is a MUST READ for children and adults alike. It receives my full endorsement because of its attention to detail (read: accuracy) and its sensitivity. The target audience is probably 6-9 years old as it is a fairly short 75pg easy-to-read chapter book that is part of a larger series, all focused on a dog of a specific breed.
What’s especially interesting about this book is that it focuses on the first part of a service dog’s journey — time spent with a foster family. This book, which can be read as a standalone, hints that in previous installments, the main character’s family had fostered pet dogs as well as future service dogs. This provides a much-needed juxtaposition between these two different roles. A great teaching tool for young readers!
Beyond the informative aspects of this book are the parts that encourage empathy. The children who have disabilities are just like the children who don’t have disabilities. They have likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses. While their disability is an important part of their identity, it isn’t the ONLY part of their identity, nor does it prevent them from living as full a life as their peers. The main character’s internal voice was one of admiration for the high-level skill needed to maneuver with a wheelchair, and for the acrobatics required in wheelchair basketball.
This book also demonstrated how invested foster families are in the success of their puppies. The service dog organization that the main character Charles hopes to work with asks him to write a letter explaining why he believes Honey should be trained as a service dog and why she should be partnered with his friend Noah. Charles’ letter is a testament to foster families everywhere, but I won’t spoil it for you.
Overall, the plot is straightforward and is informative without being a dry ‘info-dump’. The main conflict is determining what will happen to Honey the yellow lab. Who will foster her? And can she become a service dog?
Below, I talk about the book’s service dog representation. Nothing ‘gnarly’ this week!
THE GOOD
1. Addresses service dog etiquette for the public.
“Quick, pick Buddy up,” Charles told Sammy. At the same time, he shortened Honey’s leash so that she was standing right next to him. He put his hand on her collar. “We don’t want to distract that working dog.” Charles had spotted a big brown dog — he had a feeling Lizzie would say it was a chocolate Lab — wearing an orange vest that said SERVICE DOG. The dog was walking between Harry and a pretty girl who was gliding along in a wheelchair.
2. Explains how service dogs differentiate between work and play.
Dee smiled, too. “Murphy [the service dog] knows he’s not supposed to play when he’s on duty.”
3. Gives a few examples of tasks that service dogs can perform.
Instantly, Murphy [the service dog] jumped to his feet, grabbed the [dropped] pocketbook very gently with his teeth, and laid it carefully on Dee’s lap.
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“Since I can’t walk, it’s great to have Murphy’s help with things like carrying packages or getting something off a counter for me. He can help me balance as I’m getting in and out of my wheelchair, and if I fall he can help me get up. He knows how to turn on lights and open doors and how to help me dress and undress. One of his favorite jobs is helping me pull off my socks!”
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[Kramer the service dog] could pick up anything, including a set of keys or a dollar bill, and give it back to Steven.
4. Celebrates the diversity of service dogs and their handlers, while acknowledging that a service dog’s specific job and their handler’s disability is only one part of a whole.
Charlie saw three or four kids riding around in wheelchairs. One girl had a very cool red scooter that Charles wanted to get a closer look at. He also saw two service dogs in orange vests, a black Lab with the girl in the scooter and a beautiful, big golden retriever with a boy in a wheelchair.
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“The most important thing about Murphy [the service dog] isn’t all the special jobs he can do. The most important thing is that he is [his handler’s] best friend, and he’s always there when [he] needs him.”
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“You didn’t know I was in a wheelchair?” asked Noah. “Great! I’d much rather be known for being good at art or for a wacky haircut or something. Who wants to be ‘that kid in the wheelchair’?”
5. Outlines the main character’s experience raising future dog guides.
Charles remembered when his family had fostered Shadow, a black Lab who was now in training to be a guide dog for a blind person.
6. Describes the integral role of foster families in raising future service dogs. Here, the term ‘puppy-raiser’ is used in place of foster family, though their meaning is the same.
The puppy-raisers’ job was to help the puppy grow into a happy dog. Puppy-raisers were supposed to teach puppies their manners and make sure they grew up strong and safe.
7. Addresses the FAQ ‘Do all puppies become service dogs?’ and ‘How can someone become partnered with a service dog?’.
“If [the puppy] makes it through training — an not all dogs do! — then she would be assigned to someone who needs her and is ready to take care of a service dog.”
A big thanks to the author Ellen Miles and her publisher Scholastic for their outstanding work with this book!
January 16, 2023
Charles and his older sister, Lizzie, are in elementary school. The Peterson family have a puppy named Buddy plus they foster dogs and help them find homes.
Buddy's mother was adopted by an owner of a local bookstore and his sisters were adopted by an author. Charles and Sammy bring Buddy to the bookstore for a family reunion. A customer comes into the store with her young dog, Honey. They are moving away and can't take Honey so Charles offers to foster her and find her a home. Then Charles and Sammy run into Harry, an older friend, who introduces them to his girlfriend, Dee, who is in a wheelchair, and her service dog, Murphy. When Charles meets Noah, who is a bit older than him, and discovers Noah is also in a wheelchair, he promises Honey to him as his service dog but then discovers there is an issue.
Though this book is a quick read and directed at elementary-aged children, I found it entertaining. There is a learning experience and a puppy tip at the end. It is written in third person perspective and first person from Honey's point of view. It is the fourteenth in the Puppy Place series, which currently has 64 books in the series, and works as a stand alone.
Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2023/01...
Buddy's mother was adopted by an owner of a local bookstore and his sisters were adopted by an author. Charles and Sammy bring Buddy to the bookstore for a family reunion. A customer comes into the store with her young dog, Honey. They are moving away and can't take Honey so Charles offers to foster her and find her a home. Then Charles and Sammy run into Harry, an older friend, who introduces them to his girlfriend, Dee, who is in a wheelchair, and her service dog, Murphy. When Charles meets Noah, who is a bit older than him, and discovers Noah is also in a wheelchair, he promises Honey to him as his service dog but then discovers there is an issue.
Though this book is a quick read and directed at elementary-aged children, I found it entertaining. There is a learning experience and a puppy tip at the end. It is written in third person perspective and first person from Honey's point of view. It is the fourteenth in the Puppy Place series, which currently has 64 books in the series, and works as a stand alone.
Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2023/01...
September 12, 2017
I loved this book because it has dog no i love dogs.This book would be perfect for 5th grader who enjoy dogs.If you liked the Hunger Games series then you'll love this book because the dogs are so adorable,cute, and funny. In the end the honey becomes a service dog.
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August 14, 2018
Sweet beautiful pup. Glad she can help Noah. That is so cool!😎
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February 24, 2021
Really good series also the "kitty corner" is good
Sorry don't have time to rite right now just filing in .off the top of my head is not going
Sorry don't have time to rite right now just filing in .off the top of my head is not going
January 9, 2013
(Mommy's review from 2/1/12)
We finished this last night and I'd love to rate it four or five stars but that wouldn't really be true. Julia's slightly younger (I think) than most children who read this type of book. She's six years old and in Kindergarten. But she's always been read to a lot and she's always been farther in her reading then most of her friends and classmates.
I don't know if it was her young age or what but this wasn't as exciting as he expected it to be. And I have to admit agree with her. It's possible she feels so strongly about it because we read our first Magic Treehouse book prior to starting this (we read the first in that series) because that was way exciting for a young child.
We're going to start Patches and we'll probably read the other book we have by the author, Chewy And Chica and in the meantime I'm going to order the next few in the other series and we'll decide which to continue.
Animals of all kinds, especially dogs, and rescue in particular are topics my daughter and I are both in love with and actively involved in. I expected more from this but maybe that's still possible...
We finished this last night and I'd love to rate it four or five stars but that wouldn't really be true. Julia's slightly younger (I think) than most children who read this type of book. She's six years old and in Kindergarten. But she's always been read to a lot and she's always been farther in her reading then most of her friends and classmates.
I don't know if it was her young age or what but this wasn't as exciting as he expected it to be. And I have to admit agree with her. It's possible she feels so strongly about it because we read our first Magic Treehouse book prior to starting this (we read the first in that series) because that was way exciting for a young child.
We're going to start Patches and we'll probably read the other book we have by the author, Chewy And Chica and in the meantime I'm going to order the next few in the other series and we'll decide which to continue.
Animals of all kinds, especially dogs, and rescue in particular are topics my daughter and I are both in love with and actively involved in. I expected more from this but maybe that's still possible...
November 26, 2012
I wanted to try one of these Puppy Place series books and it was ok, but nothing special. Any dog-lover would probably enjoy it, but I guess I am a cat person! This one was about Honey who was a new foster pup taken in by Charles' family. In the process of trying to find a home for Honey, the family learned a lot about working dogs that help the handicapped and eventually placed Honey in a program where she could learn to be a working dog.
July 1, 2015
I really like this book. it was the first puppy place book I ever read. I wish I could draw as good as Noah. he's really lucky to get a dog like honey!I have a lab,too,and they're really hyper!but I wonder what is really on the cover anyway? why are they balloons?maybe I'll write to Ellen Miles about it.
June 8, 2012
The family is a foster family for dogs. This time it is a young lab like dog,
The kids want to train her to be a service dog for a wheel chair bond kid named Noah.
Popular books with young kids. They don't have to be read in order,
The kids want to train her to be a service dog for a wheel chair bond kid named Noah.
Popular books with young kids. They don't have to be read in order,
April 21, 2018
Honey is a yellow labrador retriever puppy so I absolutely loved this book. She reminded me so much of my sweet honey Bea. There were parts that brought tears to my eyes as the Peterson family grew so attached to Honey, especially the mom.
March 11, 2011
loved it
February 16, 2012
Honey was a beutiful dog and tnere was a perfect home for her right away.
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September 18, 2013good book. but to young for thirteen year olds.
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May 25, 2016Finished 5/24/16
March 14, 2024
It was really good and was very sweet
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December 24, 2009i love Ellen Miles
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