Puppy Trouble

Alexandra Day. Farrar Straus Giroux, $16.95 (12pp) ISBN 978-0-374-34992-9

Pull tabs and pup ups animate all-new offerings. Fans of Alexandra Day's rottweiler, Carl, will embrace the interactive canine companion that escapes his crate in Puppy Trouble. Youngsters can pull a tab or lift a flap to watch the pup upset a flower pot, startle the cat and unleash an avalanche in the coat closet. In the end, he leaps into his owner's arms.

Featured Children's Reviews

Paula Yoo

Via vivid prose, Yoo (From a Whisper to a Rally) depicts the events surrounding the acquittal of the four police officers who brutalized Black motorist Rodney King in 1992 L.A. Continue reading »

Rosena Fung

Using alternating POVs set in three timelines, Fung (Living with Viola) crafts a poignant tale of generational strife, rebellion, and self-acceptance, inspired by the creator’s Continue reading »

Andrea Lynn

Lynn weaves historical fiction, fairy tale lore, and simmering romance to craft an electric and harrowing Dust Bowl–era debut. When teenager Stella Fischer meets handsome Continue reading »

Britta Teckentrup

In a gentle allegory, delicately worked, stipple-textured forest scenes create an idyllic home for Little Bear, who loves his favorite rock and his cozy cave. Soon, though, a Continue reading »