"van Lindenhuizen’s charming, naïve-style illustrations add great appeal." -- Kirkus Reviews "I adored this book. I work with ELL students that are at varying levels of spoken English proficiency and this is a great book for them to express themselves. Some students may only be able to say dog, girl, while others can share sentences about the story. I will also be able use this for higher level students to discuss what happened, how the girl felt, how they would feel etc. I can even use this for setting, characters, etc. This is a book that will make my students smile and the book itself will differentiate to the ability of the child. No matter the background or 1st language of the student, all can relate to this." -- Cori Risner, Educator, Dublin City Schools "Young children will immediately connect with the endearing illustrations. Language is appropriate for use with younger children with a good balance between recognisable and challenging words for beginning readers. Transitions across the page were clear with even very young children able to track the progress of the story easily....a delightful story to introduce the value of pet ownership and highlight the special relationship that might exist between our children and animals." -- Tanya Grech Welden, OzBooks4Teachers "A sweet book for little animal lovers!" -- Taryn Villarreal, The Overly Attached Reader "Lovely book. Perfect for little dog lovers. I wish I had a Mocha." -- Heidi Vickery, City of Charles Sturt Library "Cute little book about animals and the people who love them for small ones. Illustrations were wonderful!”—Catherine Hankins, Cleveland Public Library “A funny, sweet, and entertaining picture book that will likely become a repeat request from many animal loving youngsters.”—Sharon Tyler, Cheshire Public Library