Sweater Weather

Good Dog #9

by Cam Higgins, Ariel Landy (Illustrations)

In this charming ninth book of the Good Dog series, Bo gets ready for sweater weather!

The wind is crisp, and the leaves are starting to change color on the Davis farm. The squirrels are busier which means change is coming. And Bo’s puppy dog senses are telling him that sweater weather season is near!

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Good Dog chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

Genres: Childrens, Chapter Books, Dogs

128 pages, Paperback

Published August 30, 2022

Reviews

[M M · Rating 4 out of 5]

SWEATER WEATHER!!!

[Jayne at the Library In my re reading my childhood books Era · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was supposed to be for kids.
Unfortunately for everyone involved, I am almost 32 and I read it for me.
Sweater Weather is gentle, cozy, low-stakes, and wrapped in the emotional equivalent of a soft jumper you forgot you loved. Nothing terrible happens. No one is trying to teach you a big life lesson with a hammer. It just… exists. Calmly. Kindly. And honestly, that’s exactly what I needed.
Reading this felt like a small act of re-parenting myself — choosing warmth, safety, and softness instead of forcing myself through something “serious” or “age-appropriate.” It reminded me that comfort doesn’t expire, and that it’s okay to choose a book that makes your shoulders drop instead of your brain work overtime.
There’s something deeply healing about a story that assumes the world can be kind, dogs are good, sweaters are important, and everything doesn’t have to be a metaphor for suffering. Revolutionary stuff, really.
Minus one star only because it ended and I briefly considered refusing to re-enter adulthood.
Would highly recommend — especially if you are tired, nostalgic, emotionally fried, or quietly rebuilding yourself with small, gentle choices.

[Nola]

With pictures on every page and a cute farm animal cast, this is a perfect book to read aloud as an entryway to chapter books for preschoolers. The mystery of who is messing up the farm in the first half of the novel is cute and easy to follow.

However, the solution to the problem that needs to be solved in the second half of the novel has some plot holes. (Spoiler alert: I am still confused how the scarecrow works in preventing the crow from destroying the farm when the crow turns out to be unafraid by it).

[Leigh Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wasn’t a favorite of the series for me, but my kids enjoyed it. It showed that each friend had different strengths and weaknesses. I didn’t enjoy that one of the characters made a big mess and destroyed the farm, but there wasn’t really any reprimand or correction since it was a crow and “that’s just expected of them”.

[Julie H · Rating 5 out of 5]

These Good Dog books are so fun, cute! Fast read alouds and Sammy loves them

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5*

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

The kiddo and I love this series. It’s just so sweet and perfect for the K-1 set.

[Mary T · Rating 5 out of 5]

We picked up this one since we're in the middle of fall. Great early chapter book to read aloud with my 6yo and 5yo sons.

[Danica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another sweet book in this awesome series for emerging readers

[Leanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute especially when your four year old says “ uh oh let’s find out !” 🩷

[Villain E · Rating 4 out of 5]

In autumn, Bo and the other farm animals meet a crow who has some impulse control problems. This is not an easy problem to solve.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bo and his friends find that an animal has destroyed the pumpkin patch, the apple orchard, and the corn maze. My daughter really enjoys this series, and it is cute.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would have been all over this as a child