The Awful Pawful

Jack Russell Dog Detective #5

by Darrel Odgers, Sally Odgers

When Jack and Foxie return from vacation, they can tell that something terrier-able is wrong in Doggeroo Why are all the dogs in Doggeroo hiding under their beds? Who - or what - has scratched their noses? Why are they so terrier-fied? It's a case for the dog with the nose that knows. But soon, Jack is hiding under his bed, too. So, how will he solve the case of - THE AWFUL PAWFUL?

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Darrel Odgers was born in Tasmania. He has been married to Sally Odgers since 1979, and they have two adult children. Darrel and Sally Odgers have co-written several books, including the popular Jack Russell: Dog Detective series.

Reviews

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

First sentence: We had been on vacation with Sarge and Auntie Tidge, but Foxie and I were glad when the train arrived at the station. Vacations are fun, but there's no place like home.

Premise/plot: Jack Russell, our dog detective, is back for his fifth adventure. In this one the case is practically an EMERGENCY. Someone--someone Jack nicknames the Awful Pawful--has been clawing dogs on their noses! The dogs of Doggeroo are SCARED and hiding. Those that have been hurt aren't talking to Jack. But Jack isn't discouraged. He will find out the identity of the Awful Pawful even if it means using his handsome nose as bait.

My thoughts: I really love this series oh so much. I really love Jack and all his friends. These chapter books feature just the right amount of illustrations and text. I love the nose maps. I love the Jack facts. I love the glossary. I love how each one can work as a stand alone. You don't need to read the books in any particular order. The books have a fun, playful vibe.

Jack's Facts:

People don't speak Dog. Dogs don't speak Person. You don't have to speak the same language to talk about dinner. This is a fact. (8)
People think bed are for people to sleep in. Dogs think beds are for dogs to hide under. Dogs know better than people. This is a fact. (18)

Glossary:

ig-gnaw. Ignore but done by dogs.
pawfect. Perfect, but about dogs. If it was cats, it would be purrfect.

[Horizon · Rating 4 out of 5]

When reading to a dog living 6 year old I’d give it 4 stars.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent play on doggy words.

[callie · Rating 5 out of 5]

i read all of them…. my personal favorite 😍😍

[Erica Sonzogni · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is definitely a cute series for kids. The words that the dog makes up (like "terrier-able" or "interrier-gate") make me laugh and had a lot of voice to the story. The characters are all lovable and the plot is more complex for beginning readers. This book included a mystery for the readers to solve which would certainly hold their interest. I would definitely recommend this book to second graders, especially if they are dog lovers.

[Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge · Rating 5 out of 5]

They have a little dog glossary. If you see bolded words before you end the chapter the bolded words will be in the glossary. M

[Nastynelly]

I <3 Dogs, but I want to READ it!

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[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite character was jack. The worst character was the awful pawful. My favorite part was when the awful pawful was caught. The worst part was when jack got a hurt nose. Auryn 10 years old, 2014

[Yousef · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is very interesting and has lots of different character.

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