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.
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.
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”.
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.