Bøger af Carla Tucker Minks

What's a Chiweenie to do when a new puppy joins the household? Petey was content playing with his desert friends all day and cuddling with Carly at night. What a surprise when she tells him about a puppy in need of a home. The bigger surprise is how much trouble this puppy gets into - testing the patience of everyone around her. Follow along with our favorite Chiweenie as he learns to let his new puppy be a puppy and find her way.

Petey is a dog that loves to play and wants to be friends with everyone. However, he encounters other dogs in his neighborhood that don't like him because he looks different. This doesn't stop Petey from playing with the bunnies and other fellow critters in the area. Then, one day, the bunnies are in trouble and Petey steps up to save them. Afterward, everyone wants to be his good friend.

This is book 4 in the Learning Series with Petey the Chiweenie. The adventure stories are intended to illustrate to children pre-K to elementary age how to respond in certain challenging circumstances. While reading about Petey's encounters with acceptance, patience, sharing, and empathy, they will learn to think before reacting. Hopefully, parents will engage in the story and talk about these important topics with their child so they develop strong problem-solving and solution-focused thinking.Join Petey in Learning Empathy as he spends time with his cousin, Lucy, who is physically challenged and read how he responds to the issue head-on. Through love and compassion, Petey learns how to change his thinking and engagement with Lucy.

Sharing is more than allowing friends and siblings to play with your toys, it is also about sharing time with those we love. Petey encounters a new lesson when Carly brings a new friend to the house that interferes with his playtime with his human. Instead of hide-and-seek in the backyard or playing fetch, suddenly Petey must learn to share his time with Jim. Will Jim take time to play with Petey? How will Petey work through this new learning lesson? Does he go back to the animal shelter or stay with Carly? This is a hard lesson for Petey, but he comes through it - as always.