Pug the Prince: A Branches Book

Diary of a Pug #9

by Kyla May

The ninth Branches early chapter book featuring everyone’s favorite pug, Bub, and his human, Bella!

Bub the pug’s human, Bella, is going to be queen of the shelter’s Adopt-an-Animal parade! It’s Bella’s job to find forever homes for the shelter pups and kitties, and Prince Bub wants to help. But being royal isn’t as easy as it looks! Will Bella and Bub ever feel at home on the throne?

Genres: Childrens, Animals, Fiction, Humor, Graphic Novels, Dogs, Juvenile

80 pages, Paperback

Published October 17, 2023

Reviews

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bella has won a coloring contest and is queen of the Adopt-an-Animal Parade for the local animal shelter. Her royal position comes with a lot of duties and Bella is starting to get a bit stressed trying to live up to all the things past queens have done. Can she get everything ready in time without going crazy? Can Bub help, or will he just make things worse?

Bella's perfectionistic streak threatens to take over, but she has good friends and realizes when good enough is ok. There's also a happy story of a lonely pup at the shelter finding a forever home through the process.

Notes on content:
Language: None
Sexual content: None
Violence: None
Ethnic diversity: Bella is white, the other people illustrated have a variety of skin tones.
LGBTQ+ content: None specified
Other: Perfectionist tendencies, but Bella doesn't push herself too far and recognizes when to stop.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Children's first chapter book. Baron Von Bubbles (Bub) is a pug that likes fashion, his owner Bella, and his friend Luna. But he hates water! When Bella wins the role of Queen for the Adopt-an-Animal Parade, Pug is excited to be a prince alongside her. But neither knows what the roles will entail. Bella wants to be the perfect Queen, but should she learn the ukulele and play a song, knit sweaters for the animal shelter pets, or focus on building the float? Together they make the parade a success and even helped some of the animals get adopted.

A cute story with full-color illustrations. A bit of a hybrid with graphic-novel style speech and thought bubbles. This story is part of a series but it can stand alone or be read out of order.

[Sabra Israel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pug the Prince is a hilarious and heartwarming story from the Diary of a Pug series that shows how creativity and friendship can solve problems. Told in a fun journal-style format with illustrations and doodles, the story captures the energy and humor of young readers perfectly. Pug’s determination and imagination make this story both relatable and entertaining.

This book is a fantastic pick for developing readers who enjoy humor and expressive storytelling. Its diary format supports comprehension and engagement, while the themes of problem-solving and loyalty promote positive social skills. It’s an easy favorite for classroom or independent reading.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Bella wins a poster contest, she earns the privilege of being the queen of the parade. The crew pulls together to try to help the animals from the shelter find their forever homes. We have a rescue dog, so anything about shelter animals always touches my heart.

[Courtenay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Full disclosure: this one lulled me right to sleep. Is that a GOOD thing?

[Mindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Luke loves this series. We read it over the last week together and finished tonight. Great for both girls and boys ages 7-9 who love pets. ❤️

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, in fact cute enough for my 10 year old daughter and I to keep reading even though they are way below her reading level. We still enjoy the pictures and story-line.

[Abeeha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book is very interesting. It was they were so worried and wanted everything to be perfect but in the end not everything turned out perfect and that’s ok

[Kacie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good little chapter book to read with my early reader.

[Hayden · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute.

[Roberto Galindo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book in a little library box. I can see why they placed it there: either they loved it so much they want to share with the world or they didn't want the thing in their house hopefully some one does like it. I didn't, it's not a creative story, it has a repetitive plot, little to no imagination in the drawings, and not much learning. Well, it is cute for a really early reader whi has had little exposure to prior stories. it will work well for a bed time story and for that reason I give it a 3. Chao