Please Don't Tell Cooper He's a Dog (Cooper the Dog Series #1) (Mom's Choice Award Recipient - Gold)

by Michelle Lander Feinberg

Overview

He's anything but a traditional dog. Fetch, sit, stay, or roll over mean nothing to him. He wants to drive the family car, go to the ballet, and travel. So come and join him on his adventures!

* Gold Award Recipient of Mom's Choice Awards

* 2021 Bronze Medal Winner from Readers' Favorite

* 2021 NYC Big Book Award, Winner

* 5 Star Reviews from Readers' Favorite, IndieReader, and LitPick

* 2020 Story Monsters Approved Winner for Picture Book Fiction, First- Time Author, and Illustrations/Artwork

* National Indie Excellence Awards, Finalist

Adjusting to life with his adopted family, each day is a new and fun-filled adventure. Getting into all kinds of mischief, can love and care change his quirky ways? After all, dogs are people too!

Join Cooper in this fun and sweet children's story that teaches kids the importance of love, compassion, and acceptance. The hilarious, delightful dog adventures also help teach young readers about kindness to animals and pet adoption.

Please Don't Tell Cooper He's a Dog is a lighthearted, rhyming picture book that is sure to delight readers of all ages, especially anyone who loves dogs!

Order your copy NOW and make this your child's new bedtime favorite!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781734331721
Publisher:	SDP Publishing
Publication date:	11/03/2020
Series:	Cooper the Dog , #1
Pages:	30
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.08(d)
Age Range:	2 - 8 Years

About the Author

Michelle Lander Feinberg is an attorney who lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Andrew, their five children, a dog, and a mouse. As a life-long animal advocate, she is a strong supporter of animal welfare organizations and does her best to spread the word of the importance of adopting pets from animal shelters and rescue groups.

Editorial Reviews

Mom's Choice Award Recipient-Gold!

"... An engaging, lighthearted tale of a beloved canine."

-Kirkus Reviews, November 6, 2020

"... I can't think of a better book to share with children who have canine companions in their family or will be visiting a shelter in the near future to adopt a new family member.... A grand selection for storytime, Please Don't Tell Cooper He's A Dog is also written at a level that will enable young readers to enjoy reading it on their own. It's most highly recommended."

- Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite, November, 2020

From the Publisher

2020-12-03
A family dog acts like a human in this picture book.

Five light-skinned siblings explain how their rescue dog, Cooper, behaves like a human. An enormous canine with shaggy black and brown fur, Cooper quickly becomes the sixth sibling and is “simply confused about how dogs behave.” He joins them in activities like yoga and swimming and is even shown eating at the dinner table using cutlery. He refuses the designated canine bed and rejects kibble unless it’s topped with sauce. When the kids try to tell Cooper that he is a dog and not a human, he feels insulted, poops “in the toilet,” and starts “to pack.” Cooper goes to the airport and subsequently spends time sightseeing in Europe. Eventually he realizes how much he misses his family and happily returns home. Although the dog’s anthropomorphic antics described in Feinberg’s entertaining story are exaggerated, readers will ultimately relate to the feeling of having pets who seem like members of their families. But some may find the prospect of Cooper using the toilet to be a bit unsettling, particularly as it is shown in the illustration. Nevertheless, Mosca’s artwork is charming, offering clever depictions of Cooper’s boisterous adventures. The portraits of Cooper enjoying his European vacation are particularly witty, depicting the canine eating a croissant at the Eiffel Tower, visiting museums, and more. The author includes a brief note informing readers about pet adoption.

An engaging, lighthearted tale of a beloved canine.

Kirkus Reviews