cover image Two’s a Crowd

Two’s a Crowd

Flora Ahn. Scholastic Press, $9.99 (128p) ISBN 978-1-338-11845-2

A pug named Sunny has to get used to an exuberant new sister, a pug named Rosy, in debut author-illustrator Ahn’s first book in the Pug Pals series. Well-meaning Rosy is full of questions and energy, plays havoc with Sunny’s steady routine (which includes morning yoga), chews on her favorite “stuffies,” and generally pesters Sunny at every opportunity. Ahn’s clean, bold b&w cartoons (not all seen by PW) revel in Sunny’s growing anger—until an incident involving Sunny’s beloved “Mr. Bunny” brings the two pugs together. The second half of the book dives into action-adventure territory as the pugs don ninja costumes and try to track down Mr. Bunny in the outside world. It’s a breezy and entertaining story of sibling rivalry turned revelry. Ages 7–10. Agent: Melissa Edwards, Stonesong. (Jan.)