Natalie Wants a Puppy, That's What

That's Nat! #6

by Dandi Daley Mackall, Lys Blakeslee (Illustrator)

Is Anything Better Than Getting a New Puppy? Natalie knows a surprise is coming and that it’s for her. The clues all point to a new puppy. Natalie has wanted one forever. Then she finds out what the surprise really is, and she’s not sure she likes it.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens

96 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2009

About the author

A professional writer for over 20 years, Dandi Daley Mackall has written dozens of articles for popular magazines and published around 500 books for children and adults alike, with sales of over 4 million.

A frequent guest on radio and television talk shows, she lives in rural Ohio with her husband, three children, horses, dogs, & cats. Awards include the Edgar Award for Best YA Mystery, the Helen Keating Ott Award for Contributions to Children's Literature; Distinguished Alumni Award from Mizzou; ALA Best Book; Christian Children's Book of the Year, Amelia Bloom, Mom's Choice Awards. Her YA novel, My Boyfriends' Dogs, is now a Hallmark movie.

Reviews

[Taelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book, Natalie wants a puppy but she gets a baby and a puppy. They do the graduation and she used to think that her parents wouldn't come because they were in China picking up the baby boy. And they didn't come back, but then they did!