Sonny from Outer Space: Sonny the Wonder Dog, Volume 1

by Pamela Foland

The first book in the Sonny the Wonder Dog series is Sonny from Outer Space. Now available on Amazon!! A climate change forces the residents of planet Zana to find new places to live so they don’t starve. Zonny decides he is going to go to Earth and takes on the identity of Sonny the Shih-Tzu. Once on Earth, he is immediately found by seven-year-old Pamela and welcomed into her home. Sonny has an immediate bond with Pamela but can’t help but feel alone when he learns of the Earth customs. He wants desperately to fit in here, but he quickly sees he isn’t like the other dogs. Will Sonny ever feel at home on Earth?

34 pages, Paperback

Published June 21, 2018

Reviews

[Madam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zonny’s planet, Zana, has run out of food, so he and his friend Zork are looking for other planets to call home. After watching Earth and how kindly its residents treat their pets (“fur creatures” to Zonny), he decides to relocate there as a dog. Equipped with a special collar that allows him to stay in touch with Zork, Zonny flies to Earth and lands in the yard of a little girl named Pamela, who instantly loves the sweet little shih tzu with the collar tag reading “ Sonny.” She takes him inside, introduces him to her two other dogs, Bonnie and Scamp, who are surprised but accepting of Sonny, and introduces him to life as a dog, such as eating from a bowl (he refuses kibble, so Pamela gives him chicken), walking on a leash, and going potty outside. He talks to Zork whenever Pamela isn’t around, astonishing Scamp & Bonnie, but realizes he loves Pamela and life on Earth, and tells his friend he’s decided to stay where he is.

This is a sweet and loving tale of acceptance and friendship that explores themes like fear of leaving home, fitting into a new place, and wondering if Pamela will still love him if she learns he’s an alien in a shih tzu’s body. The illustrations by Jubayda Sagor are sweet and tell the story as much as the words on the page.

[Pat Eroh · Rating 5 out of 5]

In all honesty, I chose this book because of the cute dog on the cover! He's cute all of the way through the book too. The story is adorable and since so many people on Amazon and other places tell the story which annoys me since I don't want to read someone's retelling of the story when I just want to know whether they liked it or not and why, I won't do that. I will tell you that I loved this story. Read it to my client who is 7 and she loved it. She kept saying how cute Sonny was and that he was cute before as well. The story did end in what may seem to some as abrupt but I got it. It was an ending that left you to think that Sonny was going to be all right.

I received this book from the author through authors XP Elite Readers and I am voluntarily giving my honest opinion.

[Margaret · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sonny from Outer Space: Sonny the Wonder Dog, Volume 1 by Pamela Foland is a cute picture book for young children. An alien has had to leave his home planet and find another to survive. He has picked Earth where they are known to love their furry friends. Zonny morphs into the cute pup Sonny and emulates the other dogs in his new household. He finds their ways strange, but they do feed him well, so he decides to stay. Such a first volume leaves plenty of room for lots of fun and adventures to follow.