A children’s book recently came to my attention and is being added to the Team Kindness Book Club! It’s called A Dog Called Meatball and His Brother Chicken Nugget and it has a wonderful message. First of all, it is written by someone who works in an animal shelter, so it is written from firsthand experience. The information provided in the book is accurate, at least for this type of shelter and it is neatly woven into the story. This book is the first in the “From Alone to a Home Collection.”

The story is sweet too. From the back of the book: Two stray puppies have been on their own since they were born. These brothers have been fending for themselves on the streets… until things suddenly change.

One puppy is whisked off by an unknown man and he is forced to figure out how to get by without his brother for the first time in his life. He finds himself in an animal shelter where he learns all about what it means to be adopted into a loving family. But will he ever see his brother again? 

I’ll leave it to you, kind reader to decide if he ever sees his brother again, but suffice it to say, no children reading this will be sad at the end. The book is a middle-reader with five short chapters and a few sweet illustrations mixed in. A Dog Called Meatball also offers an accompanying coloring book.

Additionally, I just learned that book number two in the “From Alone to a Home Collection” is due out now. It is titled Mr Misunderstood: A Tale of Trust.  You can find copies of the books and the coloring book on Amazon. Reading books like these with wonderful humane messages is a great way to start out the school year.