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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Carrie Reed

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The artwork in this book is really beautiful, it will definitely draw any child’s eye and interest. The story is so cute with Lucas’ owners wondering where he is sneaking off to at night and what he is getting up to. I like that we never truly find out what he is up to, its a secret between him and his woodland friends. The last page is very inspiring, and a great lesson to teach any child.

“Just because you can’t see it yet, doesn’t mean you won’t get there. So, never let go of your hopes and dreams because they can take you anywhere!”

It is very nice that at the end there are actives that parents can do with their children after reading, not only is the book fun to read its engaging.

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Angela Renee Diaz

Lucas the Spy Cat: A Children's Mystery Adventure with Creativity & Imagination Boosting Activities (Jake the Growling Dog)Lucas the Spy Cat: A Children’s Mystery Adventure with Creativity & Imagination Boosting Activities by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Short and sweet kid book. I recommend. Love the little plot twist of trying to spy on Lucas. Then when reviewing the video your in for a surprise. Can’t wait to read more from this author.

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Rachel Moss

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was such a cute read! I love the rhyming scheme and the illustrations! The story was adventurous, and had a really good message at the end. My daughter loved looking at the pages but she’s a little too young for the story so she lost interest pretty quickly but I definitely plan on reading this to her again when she gets a little older! And the activities at the end were definitely a nice bonus as well! I highly recommend reading this to younger children!

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Christine Baranek

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lucas the Spy Cat
by Samantha Shannon
5*
This is the cutest story about Lucas. Lucas is a normal family cat except for at night. When he meows goodbye and just leaves. He disappears all night and returns in the morning. His family wants to see exactly where he goes, so they attach a camera to his collar. What they discover is the most surprising. Their normal cat is busy keeping their neighborhood safe from harm and being a friend to those in need.
I love that the story is not all that is included. There are extra pages to extend the fun. I also love that there is a website with even more activities.
I definitely will be getting a few copies of this book for my classroom library. I also will get more of the series. I absolutely love this story about Lucas and his friends!

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Tori Mitton

<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62689681-lucas-the-spy-cat” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”Lucas the Spy Cat” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1663871139l/62689681._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62689681-lucas-the-spy-cat”>Lucas the Spy Cat</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19112413.Samantha_Shannon”>Samantha Shannon</a><br/>
My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5077069042″>5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
We really enjoyed this book. Lucas is out all night on adventures and doesn’t come home until the sun comes up. So his family puts a spy collar on Lucas to see what he’s doing at night. As soon as Lucas gets home, he gets tucked into bed, and his human sister and mom take his collar to watch the video of what he is doing. It was absolutely adorable. We loved the puzzles at the end!
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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Megan Conley

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Very cute children’s book about the adventures of the family cat when he goes out at night. The kids are curious about what Lucas does at night so they put a camera on him to record what he does and then they spend the story speculating what adventures Lucas goes on. I love the rhyming that Shannon has done throughout the book and the sing-songy nature it gives to the story. The illustrations are very cute and whimsical. I absolutely love the ending…very cat-like 🙂

Reviewed by @meggs1717

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Nina Maes

This was a great book from the top to the bottom. I loved the storyline and the imagination that went into this book was great. I also loved the vibrant colors, with great pictures. This story will keep all your sense on their toes. I would recommend this book to anyone who has small children, classroom and caretakers.

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a great book from the top to the bottom. I loved the storyline and the imagination that went into this book was great. I also loved the vibrant colors, with great pictures. This story will keep all your sense on their toes. I would recommend this book to anyone who has small children, classroom and caretakers.

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Lorralei Hoerner

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I love Lucas the Spy Cat! What a wonderful, fun story about Lucas the cat and what would seem his nighttime adventures. Curious on what those adventures entail, Lucas’ owners put a camera on his collar to see what Lucas is up to at night.

What adventure awaits and this story is for all ages and totally enjoyable and engaging. The great nieces and I love Lucas and at the turn on each page what comes next. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful and detailed. I also loved seeing the “Real” Lucas by the Author and what this story is based upon. How Sweet.

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Angela Hayes

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars

 

Lucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon is a beautifully illustrated children’s book, with a wonderful adventure story that is suitable for all ages.
I am always looking for books to read with my grandchildren, so when I saw the striking cover, I knew it would be something they would enjoy, so I grabbed a copy and set off to explore.
Not only is this a fun adventure story with mystery, capers, superheroes, animal friends, spies, and beautiful, bright illustrations- the story also encourages creativity, imagination, and learning.
It was even more interesting side-fact to discover that Lucas the Spy cat is based on the author’s own real-life Lucas…
A Fun Adventure…
Happy Reading!

Thank you, Samantha Shannon!

 

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Julie Johnson

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Do you have a cat and ever wondered where it goes in the middle of the night while you are sleeping away? Well, Lucas’s family wondered the same thing so they made a spy cam for him to wear. They are thinking he’s got to be out solving all the world’s problems, helping those who can’t help themselves, or just having some fun. Once he returns home in the morning and while he’s sleeping, the family uploads the video to see what he’s been up to all night long.

This is such a fun book but what really caught my eye was the absolutely gorgeous and vivid illustrations!! These really make this book! There are many brilliant colors and lots of different textures captured within these pictures. This book can be used for so many great things…pointing out/teaching colors as well as animals, learning new words, learning about technology, as well as how using imagination can take you many places! The ending of this book has multiple suggestions for creative thinking whether at home, school, or elsewhere.

A beautiful book that would make a great gift for young (and even not-so-young!) minds!

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Karen Pearman

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As a crazy cat lady, I had to pick this up to read. I am so glad that I did. It was such a cute read. I loved the rhymes that told the story perfectly. And the illustrations were superb. The colors jumped off the page. I think that kids of all ages will really enjoy this book just as much as the adults reading it to them. It would really make an enjoyable book to give whether that is to a child, a teacher or even a library. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from beginning to end. I think you will too once you read it.

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Heather Hoke

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is ADORABLE! I had a cat when I was small child and I always wondered where she ventured off to. This is so cute to see that I am not the only one to be so curious about where kitty cats go!

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Tanya Wall October 2022

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lucas the Spy Cat leaves at night to go out on adventures. He meets up with his friends to solve mysteries. They celebrate when they finish. Then he goes home. His mom put on a spy cam to see what he was up to… but Lucas outsmarts her! Great kids story, beautiful illustrations and activities are included at the end!

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Felicia Bates

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a great children’s book that I loved reading to my daughter as much as she loved hearing it. I can’t go without saying that the illustrations were amazing and initially a huge part of why I chose the book. That aside, the story was written really well and flowed nicely.I always love a children’s book that rhymes. I enjoyed the pages after the story with word searches and a focus on creativity. Plus, as a cat lover I loved seeing pictures of Lucas and Nemo.

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Shelly Kittell

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was so excited to see this. My family are big fans of Jake, The Growling Dog. Now we get Lucas, The Spy Cat. Lucas is a beautiful Black Cat that goes out prowling at night. His owners want to know what he’s doing so they hook up a spy cam to his collar. What do they learn? You’ll have to read it to find out. This author writes such an entertaining and informative story. The character is always fun. The pictures are bright and colorful. The text is in little bits so to not overwhelm readers. It’s a perfect storytime book. There are exciting learning activities and information at the end. What a wonderful addition this will be to our collection. I recommend you pick up a copy to add your collection. Well-done author.

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Jenni Bishop

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lucas the Spy Cat made myself and my son smile and reminisce when I read it my grandsons. My son had a cat that would go and traverse the neighbourhood. Imagine my sons surprise when he popped out of a drain near our local shopping centre. Anyway, I imagine him being a spy cat now the same as Luca.

The art work is delightful and I loved the cover with Luca and his glasses.

This fun feelgood children’s book is aimed at very young to 12 years old will not only fill kids with joy but adults alike with the antics these colourful characters get up to.

Enjoy the adventures.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon
Genre – Kids, Family, Educational
Page Count – 23
Cover Designer – Lei Yang

Lucas is no ordinary cat!

Though the family suspects, they don’t truly know where it is their cat Lucas really goes. He walks out the door at night, with a gravely meow “good-bye”, and doesn’t come home till the morning light. Lucas’ family is determined to find out where their cat goes and what he does, so they attach a spy camera to Lucas’ collar, hoping to find out the truth about his secret identity.

Mysteries & Capers

Wherever he goes and whatever he does, his family is sure that Lucas and his forest pals are solving mysteries of all shapes and sizes! 

Children will love following along with Lucas and his pals as they keep their neighborhood safe a sound. Who will they save next, or what mystery will they solve? The mysteries will be surprising and, best of all, fun! Join the fun as some animals need rescuing, while others need a friend or learn how to dance.

Superheroes and Superfans

Kids will love becoming superfans by picking out their favorite colorful characters in Lucas’ first tale, part of the best-selling Jake the Growling Dog book series. These superheroes and spies help other forest creatures and neighbors with feats of strength, wit, problem-solving, giving a hand (or paw), and showing kindness to all creatures, great and small.

For the Love of all Critters!

Do you have a little one who loves animals of all kinds? Lucas’ books highlight all sorts of animals kids love, including bugs, frogs, snakes, bats, deer, raccoons, opossums, owls, cats, dogs, turtles, and many more! Your children will have a hard time deciding who their favorite is, and they can even create their own in the activity pages.

Looking for Ways to Boost Creativity & Imagination?

Lucas and his friends love telling stories, but they also want their young readers to create their own fun. After the fun-loving story, kids and families will enjoy a hide-and-seek page, making their superhero or spy, learning about ways to encourage creativity and imagination, writing a mystery, and much more! Don’t forget to visit jakethegrowlingdog.com for more additional coloring pages and activities.

Beautifully Illustrated

Lucas the Spy Cat lives in a colorful, magical neighborhood where animals help each other save the day. Young readers will enjoy colorful pages full of exciting critters like owls, bats, deer, dogs, cats, snakes, frogs, and more, all in a natural forest setting under the moonlight. Each page is beaming with bright colors, which kids will love.

Perfect Gifts for Home, Classroom, and Offices

Licensed educational counselor and best-selling author Samantha Shannon builds upon her world for Jake the Growling Dog with a new spin-off book for Lucas the Spy Cat. While this fun-loving book is full of humor and colorful capers, it also includes activities and conversation starters that are sure to spark creativity and imagination in your kiddos and students.

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Samantha Shannon is a top-selling children’s book author and licensed educational counselor who uses her background in education, love for nature and animals, and experience aiding in the healthy social-emotional development of children to create fun and impactful books. 

With Samantha’s background in educational counseling, Jake’s stories focus on fun while also including important socio-emotional and character topics such as: friendship, kindness, mindfulness, diversity & inclusion, gratitude, sharing, disability awareness & loving-kindness and more. Each story includes fun and impactful activities for children, families, schools, & counselors centering on pure childhood fun, the topics touched on in the book, and encouraging creativity and imagination. Jake’s stories speak to all of us about accepting, and appreciating, the differences in others–both caring attitudes we need in our diverse and beautiful world. 

When Samantha had her first child in 2009, she wanted to write a picture book based on her sister’s dog, Jake. While visiting her sister in the Pacific Northwest, Samantha realized that Jake growled all the time. He growled while playing frisbee, getting an ear rub, running, and even when he was sleeping! Despite his unusual choice of noisemaking, Jake is a sweet dog, which makes him the perfect character for a children’s picture book.

Samantha’s love for creatures great and small has led her to incorporate animals in all of the books- from eagles to cheetahs! Throughout her life, Samantha’s family has always included a dog, and they’ve always been more than pets. They were fur-brothers, sisters, and babies.

Samantha has also published multiple books under her pen name, Parker Sinclair, in the fantasy and YA genres.

Visit: parkersinclair.net & jakethegrowlingdog.com for more information or find all books on Amazon and Ingram Content.

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Emily H

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lucas the cat’s family believes he is up to mysterious deeds when he goes out at night. Deciding to put a camera to track his actions they hope to find out what Lucas has been up to, but will they?

I thought this was a lot of fun. Interactive with fun surprises at the end of the book for children. The illustrations are beautiful and a good way to get children active with the story. Very well done.

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) By Samantha Shannon – Review by Stephanie Driskill

Lucas the Spy CatLucas the Spy Cat by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As a typical cat on a clear night, Lucas the Spy Cat takes off for unknown adventures. But where does he go and what does he do? The owners of Lucas decide to strap a spy camera onto his collar to see what Lucas does when he leaves the house every night. Does he meet up with his forest friends and help solve their dilemmas? Does he party every night after problems have been solved? How in the world does he get the cobwebs stuck in his whiskers and burrs in his fur? That is up to you and your child to decide on this cute book. I love the writing style of this author who inserts many open-ended questions to assist in the creativity of our youth. It allows the reader to pause and reflect on what Lucas the Spy Cat could possibly be doing and allows him to use his imagination to create a new scenario of the forest creatures and the adventures under the twinkling stars. The illustrations are lovely. The follow- up activities are a great way to help children to understand the story and to create their own adventure using their imagination. The stories that Lucas the Spy Cat sparked as I was reading it to my Granddaughter. She had quite the story about the animals in the story and how each one specifically asked Lucas for help with some problem or advice. Love this story!

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Lucas the Spy Cat (Jake the Growling Dog) by Samantha Shannon
Genre – Kids, Family, Educational
Page Count – 23
Cover Designer – Lei Yang

Lucas is no ordinary cat!

Though the family suspects, they don’t truly know where it is their cat Lucas really goes. He walks out the door at night, with a gravely meow “good-bye”, and doesn’t come home till the morning light. Lucas’ family is determined to find out where their cat goes and what he does, so they attach a spy camera to Lucas’ collar, hoping to find out the truth about his secret identity.

Mysteries & Capers

Wherever he goes and whatever he does, his family is sure that Lucas and his forest pals are solving mysteries of all shapes and sizes! 

Children will love following along with Lucas and his pals as they keep their neighborhood safe a sound. Who will they save next, or what mystery will they solve? The mysteries will be surprising and, best of all, fun! Join the fun as some animals need rescuing, while others need a friend or learn how to dance.

Superheroes and Superfans

Kids will love becoming superfans by picking out their favorite colorful characters in Lucas’ first tale, part of the best-selling Jake the Growling Dog book series. These superheroes and spies help other forest creatures and neighbors with feats of strength, wit, problem-solving, giving a hand (or paw), and showing kindness to all creatures, great and small.

For the Love of all Critters!

Do you have a little one who loves animals of all kinds? Lucas’ books highlight all sorts of animals kids love, including bugs, frogs, snakes, bats, deer, raccoons, opossums, owls, cats, dogs, turtles, and many more! Your children will have a hard time deciding who their favorite is, and they can even create their own in the activity pages.

Looking for Ways to Boost Creativity & Imagination?

Lucas and his friends love telling stories, but they also want their young readers to create their own fun. After the fun-loving story, kids and families will enjoy a hide-and-seek page, making their superhero or spy, learning about ways to encourage creativity and imagination, writing a mystery, and much more! Don’t forget to visit jakethegrowlingdog.com for more additional coloring pages and activities.

Beautifully Illustrated

Lucas the Spy Cat lives in a colorful, magical neighborhood where animals help each other save the day. Young readers will enjoy colorful pages full of exciting critters like owls, bats, deer, dogs, cats, snakes, frogs, and more, all in a natural forest setting under the moonlight. Each page is beaming with bright colors, which kids will love.

Perfect Gifts for Home, Classroom, and Offices

Licensed educational counselor and best-selling author Samantha Shannon builds upon her world for Jake the Growling Dog with a new spin-off book for Lucas the Spy Cat. While this fun-loving book is full of humor and colorful capers, it also includes activities and conversation starters that are sure to spark creativity and imagination in your kiddos and students.

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Jake the Growling Dog: A Children’s Book about the Power of Kindness, Celebrating Diversity, and Friendship (Jake the Growling Dog Book 1) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Janel Bernotas

Jake the Growling DogJake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jake the Growling Dog: A Children’s Book about the Power of Kindness, Celebrating Diversity, and Friendship (Jake the Growling Dog Book 1) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Janel Bernotas

A sweet story about Jake, a happy-go-lucky dog who happens to growl all the time. He’s not mad or aggressive. It’s just how he is. This first book in the “Jake the Growling Dog” series teaches kindness, love, and understanding. It includes some thoughtful kindness sharing exercises at the end to help children spread love and care toward others. This has become one of my favorite childrens book series!

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Jake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon – Review by Cindy Rushin

Jake the Growling DogJake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a really cute children’s book. This is the first book in a series about Jake the lovable dog who growls all the time. The growling can make others feel like Jake is mad or sad, but that’s not the case. Jake is a very happy dog who just happens to growl. The author includes in the book activities for kids to reinforce the lesson from the book. This is an excellent book and I highly recommend it to parents for your kids.

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Jake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon – Review by Jennifer Ramos

Jake the Growling DogJake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As the author introduces us to Jake, the growling dog, we learn of his fun, adventurous nature exploring the Pacific Northwest forest and his continuous growling. Although for most, growling may sound intimidating and withdrawn from dogs, it is a tendency of Jake’s to growl in all the things that he does, such as sleeping, playing, being scratched, etc. When being asked why he growls for everything, a simple response from Jake is that he is as happy as can be. Not all actions and/or sounds can be negative but instead of the upside of happiness connotation instead.

This children’s book teaches so many vital lessons, such as thankfulness and kindness, that show and demonstrate its value. Shannon shares such insightful activities and resources in addition to the story, to help parents and educators, how important it is teaching, reminding, and following through these actions. In the world these children are going up in, these reminders from children’s books express these ways in actions that do carry on into adulthood and we should continue this past time.

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Jake the Growling Dog (Jake the Growling Dog Book 1) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Stephanie Robb

Jake the Growling DogJake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This wonderful picture book is on another level! This story follows Jake as he tries to meet new friends being loving and kind along the way. The rhyming makes it really easy to follow and the illustrations really bring the story to life. The best part of this book in my opinion is the section at the back for children explaining how to practise loving-kindness in real life. This book is perfect for children aged 4-9 in my opinion.

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Jake the Growling Dog (Jake the Growling Dog Book 1) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Julie Johnson

Jake the Growling DogJake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jake is a misunderstood dog. He growls all the time so everyone thinks that he’s angry or mean. He’s not though! He’s just thankful for all that he has!

This is a super cute, very short read that focuses on thankfulness. It includes some ways that readers can be thankful and show that to others. It also contains an activity to help children remain thankful.

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Jake the Growling Dog Goes to Doggy Daycare (Jake the Growling Dog Book 2) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Candice Estes

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

This is a cute book about a dog who is nervous to go to a new place, and has a friend (a squirrel) who is willing to go with him to help him feel more safe and less nervous. This is a great road map for children to learn how to help friends who are having anxiety and fear issues. My grade school aged girls loved the animals in this book, and the message of this book.

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Jake the Growling Dog: A Children’s Book about the Power of Kindness, Celebrating Diversity, and Friendship (Jake the Growling Dog Book 1) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Candice Estes

Jake the Growling DogJake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is a great way to teach kids about inclusion, by using a cute dog they can connect to, to understand that just because something is different doesn’t mean you have to be afraid of it. It also shows kids the effects it can have on someone when you treat them differently just because they are different than you or your normal friends group. My grade school aged girls loved the animals in this book, and related to the story, as they have both felt the way that Jake feels in this book.

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Jake the Growling Dog (Jake the Growling Dog Book 1) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Hannah Porter

Jake the Growling DogJake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the 1st time I’m reading author Samantha Shannons work . I thought it was a short, really cute book on kindness. I also really enjoyed the activity that she included into the book for us to try at home. I’m looking forward to reading Jake’s next adventure 😀

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Jake the Growling Dog (Jake the Growling Dog Book 1) by Samantha Shannon – Review by Alexandria Richard

Jake the Growling DogJake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is SUCH a cute story. Here we have Jake, who happens to growl while doing things. He doesn’t plan on doing it but things that make him happy cause his growl to come out; and others just don’t understand this.

I loved the life lessons of being open and willing to accept others for who they are because you take the time to learn about them. I liked the fact that the black squirrel encouraged others to get to know Jake despite his differences and the thought that he was growling to be mean.

I also thought the activity at the end of the book was very cute and set both children and adults up for more positivity in their life if they did it every now and then.

I highly recommend this book to be read for children before bed or during any storytime. The pictures are wonderful and the rhyming was easy to follow.

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Jake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon – reviewed by Tanya Wall

Jake the Growling DogJake the Growling Dog by Samantha Shannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jake is a dog with a fluffy tail! He growls when he sleeps, when he eats, when he plays… but that doesn’t mean he is unkind! When you find a friend who might do something different, like Jake, just ask him why! Then you will find out, like Jake, they are happy and that is how they show it! Be kind to yourself, your friends and others – then you and they will be happy! And the world around us will be a better place! I can’t wait to learn more about Jake and his friends in this cute series!

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