Every dog needs a forever friend and for Chip, his ride or die is Mr. Cuddles, a purple bunny stuffed toy. So what if he loses a ball, a bone, his dog tag or another stuffie? Chip always keeps extra balls, bone fairies bring more, and no dog tag means a new name like Fernando.
But when Mr. Cuddles is not on top of his dog bed, Chip goes into panic mode. Sure, Mr. Cuddles has been gone before for mending and washing, but Chip knew of his best friend’s whereabouts. This time though he feels responsible and for a moment, Chip doubts his intelligence. Luckily, his investigative skills are strong finding cat treat crumbs, cat hair, and toilet paper. All these clues point to one culprit-Mittens. When Chip sees Mittens snuggling with Mr. Cuddles, his anger quickly fades and decides to join the snooze fest, much to Mittens’ dismay,
A round of a-paws for author Petty and illustrator Boldt for their canine-tastic collaboration on the third book in the Chip the Dog series. Petty knows how a dog’s mind works calling a washing machine “the orb of suffering” and human stuff like homework, dentures, and keys serving no purpose unlike Mr. Cuddles. Boldt’s artwork humorously shows Chip’s range of emotions from when he first laid eyes on Mr. Cuddles, their travels together, his disappearance, the clues leading to his recovery, and of course, nuzzling his best mate as well as his nemesis Mittens. While Chip and Mittens have never been chummy, perhaps Mr. Cuddles can bring them closer.
Thanks to the author and Penguin Random House for sharing a digital copy..
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