The Hound from the Pound (Hardcover) by Jessica Swaim

from BaschukR

The Hound from the pound is a picture storybook written by author Jessica Swaim, and illustrated by Jill McElmurry. When lonely Mary Lynn MacIntosh decides that she wants to adopt a dog, she ends up at the local pound where she falls in love with Blue, an untrained Bassett Hound. Blue turns out t...

from LauraMcQueen

This is such a good story! The story will introduce children to the idea of adopting dogs instead of buying them. It also shows that with some work the dogs can learn to be good pets. I really liked the love story at the end for Miss Mary and Sam. It was a great way to end a good story. I also re...

from klledet

This is a great story for animal lovers of all ages. The well-written text, as well as the captivating illustrations, provide the reader with a heart-warming and "pawsitively" uplifting tone throughout the book. I absolutely love this book! The plot consists of a lonely woman, named Mary, who is ...

from esproull

In "The Hound from the Pound" Mary takes home a hound named Blue from the pound, against the advice of dog-trainer Sam. Blue is always misbehaving and howls to all of his friends back at the pound. They all come running and soon Mary's house is destroyed and full of dogs. Before long, she becomes...

from krausch

I think that this book was very different. I did not like it because it did not make a lot of sense, to me.