A Splash of Sass: Sassafras Gets a Puppy

by Janet R. Adams, Aleksander Jasiński (Illustrator)

When her new puppies cause mischief at every turn, Sass learns valuable lessons about the puppies and herself.All she wants is a puppy to play with, to love and cuddle, and to be her fluffy best friend. Sass has worked hard to convince her parents that she is ready. However, when Goldie and Hamburger, her golden retriever puppies, come home to stay, it is one catastrophe after another. She starts to wonder if she is cut out to be a dog mom after all. Will she be up to the challenge?

The humorous interior sketches show off the main character’s big personality and the funny situations Sass finds herself in. And who doesn’t love a main character who wears glasses?

Readers’ Favorite rated the book 5 "The lighthearted presentation of this story will have young readers engaged and laughing throughout, but it will also present a valuable puppies require a lot of work, as well as love and compassion, and patience. Beautifully told."

88 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 7, 2021

Reviews

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Puppy power!

Author freebie. Suitable for all ages. Good black and white illustrations. A simple tale of a tween girl who gets a golden puppy

[Dorothy Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dog Mom

This is a well written book about what it’s like to take care of an animal. This is the kind of book that children should read before they adopt a dog, so that they have a good understanding what could happen and how difficult it can be to be a dog mom.

[Paula Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Read

This was a good book that held my daughter attention from the beginning to the end. I’m looking forward to reading more from this author.