Category: Sig’s Bookshelf
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From Sig’s Bookshelf: The Biggest Dog in the Book
With a title like The Biggest Dog in the Book, I had good reason to believe I would find a Great Dane inside. But the Great Dane was missing! Imagine my surprise! Mom and I enjoyed this book, but I do need to discuss that small oversight. Or, considering the size of the missing dog,…
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From Sig’s Bookshelf: Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas
I know a little something about life on tour. The traveling. The fans. The pawtographs. The people telling you how handsome you are. It’s a lot of responsibility for one dog. So when Mom and I read Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas by Dolly Parton, illustrated by MacKenzie Haley, I felt like Billy…
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From Sig’s Bookshelf: How Rocket Learned to Read
Written and illustrated by Tad Hills Rocket has a little yellow bird to help him learn to read. I have Mom. My reading helper is considerably bigger and doesn’t have feathers, but I think we make a pretty good team. 😉 In How Rocket Learned to Read, a little dog discovers the alphabet, learns to…
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From Sig’s Bookshelf: The Dogs’ Guide to Human(Kind)
Generally, I think humans could improve their lives by taking more naps, sharing more snacks, and listening to their dogs. It turns out I’m not the only one who thinks that! In The Dogs’ Guide to Human(Kind), Leigh Anne Jasheway and her seven dachshunds offer some great advice—and even I have to admit there’s more…
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From Sig’s Bookshelf: A Unicorn, a Dinosaur, and a Shark Were Riding a Bicycle
Hello, furends! Sig here. 🐾 Today’s book has a unicorn, a dinosaur, a shark, and a narrator who seems to think everyone should be riding a bicycle. There’s just one little problem: the characters have their own ideas! In A Unicorn, a Dinosaur, and a Shark Were Riding a Bicycle, written and illustrated by Jonathan…
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From Sig’s Bookshelf: The Rules for Dogs
Hello, friends! Sig here. 🐾 I recently read The Rules for Dogs: The Secret to Getting Free Treats for Life by Leigh Anne Jasheway, and I found it quite informative. Training your humans is a big responsibility, so I appreciate a book that helps a dog identify his strengths and opportunities for personal growth. As…
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From Sig’s Bookshelf: Doggie Language
Hi, furends! 🐾 Today I’m bringing you my Doggie Language book review—a book that teaches humans how to understand dogs. As a dog, I was naturally interested in seeing how well you people are doing. Doggie Language: A Dog Lover’s Guide to Understanding Your Best Friend by Lili Chin is a small, quick-to-read book filled…
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From Sig’s Bookshelf: Bedtime Stories for Dogs
Hi, furends! 🐾 Mom found a book that was published way back in 1996 called Bedtime Stories for Dogs, and obviously I had to investigate. I mean, bedtime stories AND dogs? I have some professional experience in both of those areas. Author Leigh Anne Jasheway says right in the introduction that this book is meant…
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From Sig’s Bookshelf: A Search for Safe Passage
Hi, furends! It’s Sig, and today I read a book about many different kinds of animals, many of which I have seen on my own property. A Search for Safe Passage by Frances Figart takes place in the Appalachian Mountains, where Bear and his wildlife neighbors have a problem. Their home has been divided by…
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From Sig’s Bookshelf: The Hound Who Saw
Hi, furends! It’s Sig, and today I’m reviewing a book that has a very special connection to ShueZoo. The Hound Who Saw, written by local author Willowmeana and illustrated by Jessie Nelson, tells the story of a kind and loving wolf spirit who loses his way after falling under the power of an evil ghost.…