Beautiful Joe

by Quinn Currie

Joe, a mutt rescued from an abusive owner, enjoys his loving family and protects them from a burglar.

Genres: Fiction

63 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1990

Reviews

[Kim]

Read this when I was very young. Loved it, but I remember it made cry in a place or two. It's been years and years since I pulled it off my shelf...I need to read it again.

[R.p. Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read it as a child and it was wonderful but sad as well. It illustrates the plight of rescue dogs. The story was based on true events relayed to the author by a friend or relative. Super good book for 8 year old to preteens.

[Krista ⟡ Ever Bookish · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read an earlier version of this book as a child in the early 1980s. It has stayed with me all these years. It has both happiness and sadness; a story full of heart. It really reinforces how feeling animals are, as well as the responsibility we have as humans to treat them with love and respect.

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although sad, it can create a conversation about ture beauty and worth