Told in the authentic alternating voices of loving child and loyal dog, this tale could easily slump into a syrupy melodrama, but Pyron lets her well-drawn characters earn their believable happy ending, step by challenging step, by reaching out and working together. Still, she needs all the help of the shelter Firefly Girls troop that she joins to achieve her accomplishment: to raise enough money to provide Jewel and Baby with a secure, hopeful future and, maybe, with their kindness, to inspire a happier story for Ree. It’s Piper, using her best investigative skills, who figures out Jewel’s backstory. Ree, also homeless and with a large dog, helps when she can, but after Jewel gets sick and is hospitalized, Baby’s taken to the animal shelter, and Ree can’t manage the complex issues alone. Unwilling to leave her pet, and forbidden to enter the shelter with him, she struggles with the winter weather. Jewel, mentally ill, lives in the park with her dog, Baby. Finally in a family shelter, Piper finds that her newfound safety gives her the opportunity to reach out to someone who needs help even more.
Piper, almost 12, her parents, and her younger brother are at the bottom of a long slide toward homelessness. Perhaps not a splashy crowd pleaser, this sophomore effort may fare best when put in the hands of those seeking that which is both philosophical and introspective.Ī small dog, the elderly woman who owns him, and a homeless girl come together to create a tale of serendipity. With a muted, earth-toned palette, her illustrations firmly anchor readers in this intricately whimsical world. Knetzger’s tiny tales are rambling and often surreal, thoughtfully examining both the beautiful complexity of nature and one’s place therein. In the final tale, “Wave’s World,” they help a bat find a lost magical earring riding on its back and gazing at their village from aloft, they admire the beauty of the night.
They encounter a strange lavender dragon who claims to need help, leading them on a journey from frustration to collaboration. In “The Pearl Dragon’s Castle,” the bugs explore a mysterious tower that seems to change uncannily with every step they take.
In “The Ultimate S’mores,” the pair go on a camping trip, and Stag-B feels inferior when compared to Rhino-B’s outdoorsy know-how until they decide to talk about their feelings, which helps Stag-B realize his own valuable strengths. The duo ventures out of their quiet home, Bug Village, seeing new surroundings with wide-eyed awe and contemplating their roles within these settings. In this graphic-novel sequel to Bug Boys(2020), beetle best friends Stag-B and Rhino-B have more quiet adventures told in tiny vignettes. Bug BFFs marvel over natural wonders in their bucolic microcosm.
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