The Case of the Mixed-Up Mutts (The Buddy Files) - Hardcover

Butler, Dori Hillestad

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807509116 ISBN 13: 9780807509111

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2010

Synopsis

Buddy was adopted from the P-O-U-N-D and he likes his new family, but he's still searching for Kayla-his first family. What has happened to them? He hopes to solve that mystery soon, but right now he's got another urgent case-two dogs, Muffin and Jazzy, have been switched! How can Buddy get poor Muffin and Jazzy back to their real owners?

About this title

About the Authors

Dori Hillestad Butler is the author of numerous books for children. Her books for Albert Whitman & Company include Tank Talbot's Guide to Girls, The Truth About Truman School, and The Buddy Files series. She lives in Iowa with her husband and sons.

Jeremy Tugeau has a degree in illustration from Syracuse University and has illustrated many books for children. He lives in Ohio with his wife and children.

From the Inside Flap

While in a canine class, Buddy meets Muffin, a dog who has been switched with another, similar-looking dog named Jazzy. Because he understands how hard it is to lose your family, Buddy works hard to get both dogs back to where they belong. His adoped family then decides to have him microchipped so they won't lose him.

Reviews

Gr 1-3–Lackluster titles for early chapter-book readers. Poor Buddy. He's a sweet pup that has lost his family, specifically his best human friend, Kayla. He is adopted by Connor and his mother but the mysterious disappearance of his first family continues to haunt him. In Mixed-Up Mutts, Buddy must put aside his concern for Kayla and help two dogs who have been switched. The pugs, Jazzy and Muffin, look a lot alike so when they go to the same dog park one day, they accidentally return home with the wrong owners. Thanks to Buddy's quick thinking and his ability to get himself out of a number of tight spots, the dogs are reunited with their families. In Missing Family, Buddy is able to focus on his concern over the loss of his first family. He stows away in a moving van when he observes some mysterious people moving his old family's furniture. In the end, Buddy finds Kayla and her father but he's not allowed to stay with her and is eventually reunited with Connor. If you have young readers who absolutely love dogs, then they might be satisfied with this series. However, Mary Labatt's stories about Sam, the Dog Detective (Kids Can) are more satisfying.Julie Shatterly, W.A. Bess Elementary School, Gastonia, NC
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Edition details

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807509116
• ISBN 13: 9780807509111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Tugeau Jeremy
• Number of pages: 128