Customer Reviews

Buster: The Very Shy Dog

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

We stumbled upon this book at our local library as my then 3yr old son loves any books with dogs. We've subsequently purchased it. Turns out this book is not only a great book of 3 short stories, but it also has a great lesson too. My son is pretty shy and this book is about, what else, but a shy dog, as well as a bossy dog and some bossy cats. It explains that while the dogs are different, they both have good qualities. Buster finds his way to shine even in the shadow of "Phoebe".

A great book for anyone, but a must read for shy kids!
Carolyn

We are homeschoolers, and we used it as a reader for her. It's a delightful book to read, and the artwork is fabulous.

My daughter who is almost 3 really likes this book. We picked it up from the library, along with the other book about Buster and Phoebe, and she willingly sits through both books. Each chapter ends so that you could stop and put it down and move onto something else but she asks that I go onto the next chapter. It's really not as long as it appears, the words are simple, storyline is cute, resembles my own dogs, and makes me smile along with my daughter.
If you like dogs and have a toddler, you'll probably think it's cute too and so will he/she.

My 3.9 YO likes this book and it seems to be helping him with some of his shyness issues, which is great. HOWEVER, I didn't like it when Buster says he's not good at other things, like playing catch, but that Phoebe--the non-shy dog--has lots of talents. I think the stories would be a lot better if they focused more on things that Buster does well--otherwise, shy kids may equate feeling shy with being clumsy, etc. The last thing a shy kid needs is less self-esteem! (We eventually learn that Buster hears really well, but only later in the book). Overall I think this is a good book that could be better.

There was too much book for this topic. It looks like it would be geared to a 3 -4 yr old but there is no way it can hold their attention for the entire length of this book.