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We don‘t care that all four dogs ran around in the sprinklers with the kids in 103 degree weather. They had fun, and wet dog might keep company away so we can stay in our pjs. 🤣
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We don‘t care that all four dogs ran around in the sprinklers with the kids in 103 degree weather. They had fun, and wet dog might keep company away so we can stay in our pjs. 🤣
This is one of those weird books that I like less every time I read it. When I first read it ~age 11, I loved it: Black Beauty except a dog! But subsequent rereads as an adult have made me look at this book a little more critically. My main complaint is that there isn't actually a story. In BB, we have a clear linear story, from birth to final home. But Joe is just a collection of random sermonettes against animal cruelty. I think that as a child⬇
My 3 year old is obsessed with this series, for the past couple of months we've been reading 3 books of the series for bedtime. It's about 2 robbers who turn into bakers, all the books rhyme and they are packed with humor and action. So of course we had to bake some cupcakes to be like them! We had so much fun being Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam ❤️ (and eating them). If you have toddlers I recommend the series
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1. I'll preorder any MUTTS book by Patrick McDonnell. When the COMPLETE SERIES of PEANUTS books were being published (they only released 2 a year for a total of 26 volumes between 2004-2016), I always had the next one on preorder.
2. I rarely preorder because my reading style is so mercurial. Except for the books mentioned in #1, I can't recall a time when I've pre-ordered.
All are welcome to play! 🤩
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What did you enjoy (or not enjoy!) about the book?
If you read this as a child, does it still hold up for you as an adult?
Is there anything else you‘d like to discuss about Beautiful Joe?
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Do you think Saunders‘ choice of Joe as a first person narrator is effective? What does this add to (or take away from) the story?
Joe meets several other animal friends during the story: the other pets at the Morris home, the performing animals he sees in Riverdale, and Dandy “the Tramp.” What did you think of these other animals and their stories?
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Beautiful Joe is based on a true story & was written for a contest sponsored by the American Humane Education Society (Joe‘s real-life home of Meaford, Ontario was changed to Fairport, Maine). Its goal was to teach children to be kind to animals.
Do you think Beautiful Joe is effective in teaching this message? Why or why not?
What do you think in general about stories whose main goal is to teach a message?
What a cute story told from the perspective of a dog! I love dogs so it was no surprise that I loved this book.
The story follows Teddy and his quest to find out what happened to his owner, Maggie. The book is told entirely through Teddy‘s perspective with some emails and texts messages between the humans interspersed throughout.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/review-unnatural-selection/
Just a little check-in halfway through reading Beautiful Joe!
🐶 How's your reading going?
🐶 What are your thoughts so far?
🐶 What stands out to you from the first half of the book?
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