A Job for Penelope

Aww! Absolutely charming. A little dog goes out seeking an important job to do but finds she's not cut out for the work being offered for firehouse dogs, sheepdogs, or search and rescue dogs. Then she discovers something she is great at! A sweet celebration of the bond between people and dogs.......more

7/29/2024 V cute, if not without its flaws. Full review tk at TheFrumiousConsortium.net. 7/31/2024 I read a fantastic tweet recently which essentially said that getting a job you love does not mean, as the old saw says, never having to work a day in your life, but that you will in fact do far too muc......more

Penelope lives with her family who all have very important jobs. Mom works for a law firm, Dad works as a chef, and Oliver is a hard working first grader. Penelope would like a job too! One morning when everyone else goes off to work, Penelope decides that she will find a job of her own. Over the nex......more

Totally ADORED this book! We LOVE books about dogs- and a dog that wants a job? How sweet! The illustrations are just right for this story, and engaging for little readers. I love that Penelope finds a great job- just right for her. Our little readers love learning about dogs with jobs- we literally h......more

This embodies the concept that all of us are all looking for a Place. With a Dog there is no question of place with a human fulfilling a 15,000-year continuing bond, but here (even if you quibble about "job") you find one of the few relationships in the animal world that could be accurately describe......more