Such a Good Boy by Marianna Coppo
Published by Chronicle Books on February 11, 2020
ISBN: 1452177740
Pages: 48
Genres: Animals, Humor
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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What makes Buzz a good boy? He does what good dogs do, day after day, but one day he dares to drop into a puddle. After being taken to the groomer, he escapes to be ‘free’ to stop, taste, and dig. When he sees ‘Missing’ posters and discovers his owner really misses him, he goes home.

The ending is a bit confusing – Buzz goes home but there is a cat in the window. Buzz is rolling in the mud, but the reader is left wondering if he’s been replaced by the cat or have his owners decided to have an indoor cat while allowing Buzz to be an outdoor dog? 

Buzz’s image is singular-dimension, small and simple. He is white, and, opposite of the appealing cover, doesn’t show up well on the many pages of white background. Variety of double and single page spreads with text of small but simple dark font. 

Could be used for point of view but there are many better books out there for that for preschoolers.

Reviewed by Lynn Mayer, Retired Librarian, Old Town Elementary School, Old Town