The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, (Paperback)

from kimbrady

This is a Christmas story about a puppy who wants a boy of his own to love. Petey the puppy goes searching for a boy, but finds they are mostly taken by by other dogs. Children will enjoy this slightly silly story in which text and illustrations are considered from a "dog's eye view." This is a w...

from cduke3

"The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy" by Jane Thayer is a wonderful Christmas story. I liked this book for a couple of reasons. The first reason I liked this book was melding of a contemporary realistic fiction genre with modern fantasy. In real life, the animals would not be able to talk to each other ma...

from sdbookhound

Truly beautiful story of love.

from MarthaL

An old favorite. I have read this Christmas dog story dozens of times to early elementary students. Second graders love to read it themselves. Bought used for my own grandson.

from awoodham93

Petey wants a boy for Chirstmas so badly, and he has been a very good puppy this year. But Petey's mother cant find any boys this year. Petey is very sad, so he decides to go out and look for a boy himself. Petey askes many dogs if they would want to give their boy away, but they all say no. Fina...