Madeline Finn and the Shelter Dog

Written and illustrated by Lisa Papp

Part of the Madeline Finn Book Series

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4 - 8

Reading age

Page count

Words per page

530L

Lexile measure

Mar 1, 2019

Publication date

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What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

In this companion to the award-winning Madeline Finn and the Library Dog, Madeline Finn finds a way to help more dogs and read more stories. Madeline Finn asks her mother for a puppy every single day. Finally, Mom says yes, and Madeline Finn chooses Star, one of the puppies born to Mrs. Dimple’s dog Bonnie. Then Mrs. Dimple tells Madeline Finn about animal shelters–a place many other pets come from. After a visit to their local shelter, Madeline Finn has some questions. Does anyone play with the shelter dogs, or snuggle with them, or read to them? Questions lead to answers, and ideas, and soon Madeline Finn and her human and animal community discover that there are lots of ways for small people to make a big difference.Author-illustrator Lisa Papp offers a heartwarming exploration of life in an animal shelter in this inspiring and endearing book for young readers eager to help their communities.

What Kind of Book is Madeline Finn and the Shelter Dog

Topics

dogs helping others human-animal relationships social themes values and virtues caring animal shelters compassion

Genres

fiction

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Book Lists That Include This Book

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The Creative Behind the Book

Author & Illustrator

Lisa Papp

Lisa Papp grew up telling stories. With a notebook full of sketches, her early tales featured her cat, stuffed animals, and other nature-y things. Today, Lisa is still making up stories and painting pictures, only now, they fill the pages of children’s books. She has received awards for both her writing and illustration, including a 2011 NAPPA Honor Award, 2012 Storytelling Award, and the 2013 PA Keystone to Reading Award. Lisa lives in Pennsylvania, with her husband, Robert, also an artist, and three wildly creative cats- to whom she does read.