Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare: A Children’s Book about New Experiences, Friendship, Stress Relief, and Kindness (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Chrissy Spulak

Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare: A Children’s Book about New Experiences, Friendship, Stress Relief, and Kindness is the second book in the Jake the Growling Dog series by Samantha Shannon. The author has a background in educational counseling, and uses that to create this fun, bright, and engaging story for children (of all ages!). Jake does not want to leave the comforts of home and his snuggly bed in order to be around the other animals at Doggy Daycare. He is worried about new things and faces and what the others will think about him. With the help of his new friends and the Kindness Critters, Jake shows the reader that feeling this way sometimes is okay, and shows them how to work through it instead of running away. This story is interactive and the illustrations are vibrant and interesting. This will be a great tool for teaching our little ones how to work through certain emotions instead of being afraid of them. Whether at home or in school, Jake the Growling Dog would be an excellent resource to share with your children. I recommend this book with 5 out of 5 stars and will be checking out the other books by this author for future use with my daughter.

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