- the Barkley family’s adventures continue as they help solve a theft crime
- main dog is a highly intelligent border collie whose human is an elderly inventor
- full of puns and exaggerated homeschool comedy
- convo: a man briefly pulls a gun on people (quickly apprehended), a woman shaves off all her hair to support a friend with cancer
Type: early chapter book (Bridge Book, Level 3)
Ages: 6-9
Author: Bryan Davis
It’s a blustery, winter day for the Barkley family as they embark on another attempt to find the dad a new job. They’re in it together, because they like and want to live life together–functional families are such a gift.
His scheduled job shadowing quickly morphs into a crime-solving affair which involves multiple pets and employees of a nursing home.
By the way, if you’re new to this series, humans and dogs have been learning each other’s languages. Since this series installment is focused on a smart dog with a smart owner, we get a lot of delicious vocabulary–anything potentially difficult being creatively defined and understandable to young listeners/readers.
Great little series so far. I’ll link them all together down below when I finish!