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The Puppy Place #5
Buddy
Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home! Charles and Lizzie Peterson are very good with puppies. They want one of their own, but their mom has never been ready for them to have one full time. For now, they help take care of puppies that need to find a new home. Lizzie helps out at the local dog shelter and the shelter's newest arrival, Skipper, has a three newborn puppies! The Petersons decide to foster all four dogs. Will they be able to find just the right home for all of them and can Mrs. Peterson resist even these adorable pups?
80 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2007
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November 24, 2017
Lizzie and Charlie Peterson have fostered 4 puppies in the past. This time though their parents have also fallen in love with their current foster puppy, Buddy. Will Buddy be the one that the Peterson family finally decide to keep as their own? I continue to love these books chock full of dogs and puppies.
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September 12, 2010I love puppy place and this was a cute book.
July 15, 2021
It was good, but obviously not the kind of book I normally like to read. I just read it for a quick read, and because I went somewhere and only brought two books which I finished, so I borrowed this from my sister :)
April 4, 2011
This hysterical realistic fiction is about a mother and 3 puppies who were found next to a firehouse when a firefighter found them.He took them to a animal shelter named caring paws.But the problem is that caring paws doesn't have more space for the mother and 3 puppies.So, the Petersons foster the dog and puppies.What I want to remember is when the puppies were doing a food fight.I have schema with this book because I have a puppy who was as humorous as the 3 puppies.
February 9, 2018
This book was good. It is about a family mainly the 2 kids who foster dogs and rescue too. This book is #5 in the series. I would recommend this book to people who like dogs. There is many adventures in all the books. This one is one of my favorites because they keep Buddy the dog as there family pet. The theme in this book is hard work pays off because they take care of there foster dog and show resposibilty and then get to keep him.
August 3, 2010
This was a cute book and a very quick read. I think young kids (5 and up) would love this book to pieces. It has a good story and is great for dog lovers or just plain animals lovers. I am a cat lover but still found a good story in this book.
July 31, 2010
really cute little kid book
December 30, 2010
lizzy finally gets a puppy
January 28, 2011
This was a really good book and I really liked it. I wish I had Buddy as a pet along with my dog Dave. He looks very cuddly.
October 12, 2014
Funny and adorable
October 10, 2022
Pros:
1) This book teaches kids a few valuable life lessons using missteps and successes combined. Few books do that anymore. You either learn from the character’s mistakes or from their victory. Not both. I liked how this book put a bridge between the two.
2) The writing is, for the most part, age appropriate. The vocabulary isn’t super lame and babyish, but it certainly isn’t advanced. Just right for reluctant readers. Also, the dog theme might make kids more enthusiastic.
Cons:
1) The girl in the book, Lizzie, is a bit young to volunteer in an official animal shelter quite yet. She also is rebellious and misbehaves often, not a good role model for kids. If you’re wondering what I mean, basically she is rude to her little brother and thinks of herself as such a mature person. But she’s only nine! AND, she is disobedient. She tells the owner of the animal shelter that her family can foster four dogs at once, without even asking her parents first. Then her parents come over and they’re basically forced to say yes because Lizzie already got the animal shelter owner’s hopes up.
2) The plot is rather corny. Just hours after Lizzie’s family brings the dogs home, of course the author had to make them fall in love with the dogs and let Lizzie, that fink, get away without punishment. Her family even later rewards her disobedience by letting her adopt one of the dogs! Talk about bad parenting!
3) The book includes several weird little sections in italics where the dogs speak. In their heads. You can hear their thoughts in English! Anyone else find that even a little weird? I can tell it was meant to be cute and funny, but the author failed at doing so. The book could’ve easily done without them…
1) This book teaches kids a few valuable life lessons using missteps and successes combined. Few books do that anymore. You either learn from the character’s mistakes or from their victory. Not both. I liked how this book put a bridge between the two.
2) The writing is, for the most part, age appropriate. The vocabulary isn’t super lame and babyish, but it certainly isn’t advanced. Just right for reluctant readers. Also, the dog theme might make kids more enthusiastic.
Cons:
1) The girl in the book, Lizzie, is a bit young to volunteer in an official animal shelter quite yet. She also is rebellious and misbehaves often, not a good role model for kids. If you’re wondering what I mean, basically she is rude to her little brother and thinks of herself as such a mature person. But she’s only nine! AND, she is disobedient. She tells the owner of the animal shelter that her family can foster four dogs at once, without even asking her parents first. Then her parents come over and they’re basically forced to say yes because Lizzie already got the animal shelter owner’s hopes up.
2) The plot is rather corny. Just hours after Lizzie’s family brings the dogs home, of course the author had to make them fall in love with the dogs and let Lizzie, that fink, get away without punishment. Her family even later rewards her disobedience by letting her adopt one of the dogs! Talk about bad parenting!
3) The book includes several weird little sections in italics where the dogs speak. In their heads. You can hear their thoughts in English! Anyone else find that even a little weird? I can tell it was meant to be cute and funny, but the author failed at doing so. The book could’ve easily done without them…
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December 18, 2022
Lizzie and Charles, her younger brother, are in elementary school. They have been bugging their parents to get a dog but their mom is a cat person and has said no. She agrees to let them foster dogs so they can see what it's like having the responsibility of having a dog.
Lizzie volunteers at an animal rescue which is overloaded with dogs. Since Lizzie and her family foster dogs, she meets Skipper, a new dog, and she gets a surprise ... not only does Skipper need a foster home but she also has three young puppies. Lizzie's parents agree to foster them and give them names. They name the only male puppy Buddy and he needs a bit more help as he's the runt. Lizzie and her family organize an adopt-a-thon at a local bookstore to raise awareness of the bookstore but also to find homes for the dogs in the shelter.
Though this book is a quick read and directed at elementary-aged children, I found it entertaining. There is a learning experience and a puppy tip at the end. It is written in third person perspective and first person from Rascal's point of view. It is the fifth in the Puppy Place series, which currently has 64 books in the series, and works as a stand alone.
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Lizzie volunteers at an animal rescue which is overloaded with dogs. Since Lizzie and her family foster dogs, she meets Skipper, a new dog, and she gets a surprise ... not only does Skipper need a foster home but she also has three young puppies. Lizzie's parents agree to foster them and give them names. They name the only male puppy Buddy and he needs a bit more help as he's the runt. Lizzie and her family organize an adopt-a-thon at a local bookstore to raise awareness of the bookstore but also to find homes for the dogs in the shelter.
Though this book is a quick read and directed at elementary-aged children, I found it entertaining. There is a learning experience and a puppy tip at the end. It is written in third person perspective and first person from Rascal's point of view. It is the fifth in the Puppy Place series, which currently has 64 books in the series, and works as a stand alone.
Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2022/12...
October 7, 2018
Lizzie entered Caring Paws an animal adoption centre she is going to foster a puppy, and then find them forever homes. Ms.Dobbins said Lizzie could foster Skipper an adult dog she has three puppies. Lizzie said ok all I have to do is just convince my mom. She then called her mom on the phone to come and check Skipper out. When she came to Caring Paws it took a while to convince her. After they took the puppies home they were trying to think of names. It was hard to agree on each other until mom named the names Cinamon Coaco and Buddy however they just named Skipper Skipper. Soon the puppies grew up they put up signs for people to adopt the puppies and Skipper. Nobody came so they decided they could plan a party for the puppies at the library. Everyone agreed. After they planned the party at least 7 puppies got adopted and they got to keep Buddy they liked him the best. Everyone was happy!
January 10, 2017
Another good read for my daughter and me. Taking care of one puppy is always hard, but taking on to foster three puppies and their mother is an even harder task for Lizzie and her family, but one they are all willing to work together on. We haven't read these in order, but my daughter enjoys getting to read about all the dogs/puppies that get fostered and on to new homes. She is ready to move on and see what adventure is next......
December 2, 2018
Although the story is cute, I don’t think the Peterson’s should have adopted Buddy, because honestly, he’s not as cute as some of the other dogs have been. But I guess they just liked him too much.
He comes in with his siblings and mother, who were all abandoned at the shelter. It is a lot of work keeping three puppies and their mother happy but in the end they all find good , homes and the Peterson’s get a dog.
He comes in with his siblings and mother, who were all abandoned at the shelter. It is a lot of work keeping three puppies and their mother happy but in the end they all find good , homes and the Peterson’s get a dog.
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February 27, 2018
It is my favorite puppy place book that you made
August 14, 2018
This puppy is such a cutie.😍 I'm so glad the Petersons adopted him. I'm glad I have a dog!❤
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January 9, 2019
Cute how they ended up having to get to keep a puppy, finally!
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November 18, 2019
Read aloud for my second grade son. He liked it but not as good as the Humphrey series.
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May 17, 2020Read aloud with my 2nd grader. He thought it was cute, it was easy to follow, and kept his attention.
June 18, 2020
Yet another super cute puppy story.
October 31, 2020
I like these books because I love dogs and I like learning about them. Plus the dogs are so cute!!!
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March 3, 2022I was sad when Buddy got sick but he got better so the Perstons kept him.
April 5, 2022
loved it and it was the first Puppy Place book I read
April 20, 2022
It was such a fun loving story😍
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May 16, 2022
An a adorable book!!!
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August 19, 2022
Such an amazing book!
August 22, 2022
3.5 stars
October 3, 2022
Buddy
My daughter's and my favorite book of the series so far. We are loving reading these together. The fun playful puppy books are great for all ages.
My daughter's and my favorite book of the series so far. We are loving reading these together. The fun playful puppy books are great for all ages.
January 30, 2023
i'm only adding this bc it's the reason why i named my doggo buddy :)
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