The Brave Little Puppy
Lori Evert, Author
Per Breiehagen, Photographer
Random House Books for Young Readers, Fiction, Sep. 13, 2016
Suitable for Ages: 2 – 5 Board Book
Themes: Nordic Christmas Tale, Lost puppy, Nature, Animals, Friends
Opening: “This is Anja’s puppy. His name is Birki.”
Synopsis: In this Nordic Christmas tale, Anja’s puppy is very curious. When Anja takes Birki for a ride in the basket of her sled, she doesn’t notice that her puppy falls out when she hits a bump. Brave and adorable Birki is lost and must find his way back to Anja. He sets off in the deep snow to follow Anja’s trail. Birki makes many new woodland friends on his journey — a polar bear, a wolf, a squirrel, a lynx and reindeer — who help him find his way to Anja.
Why I like this book:
Lori Evert and her photographer husband, Per Breiehagen, are back with another wintry 18th century Nordic adventure with their daughter, Anja, and her puppy, Birki. This tale is a board book for small hands. With simple and engaging text appropriate for young children, The Brave Little Puppy is a visual treasure, perfect for reading aloud and sharing at bedtime. Award-winning photographer Breiehagen captures the breathtaking and enchanting snow-covered landscapes, the wildlife and the touching moments between Anja and Birki. This is another beautiful collaborative holiday offering by this husband-wife team, and their daughter Anja.
The Brave Little Puppy is the fourth book in The Wish Book series: The Christmas Wish, The Tiny Wish and The Reindeer Wish. Click on The Christmas Wish website to view enlarged photos from all the books. The three books will be made into a movies, starting with The Christmas Wish in 2017.
Resources: Visit Random House Kids for more information about The Wish Books. Children can select their favorite photos from the books and send holiday e-cards to friends and family. They can download and print selected photographs from the books and make their own holiday cards and ornaments. There is a video and other special activities for children.
Every Friday, authors and KidLit bloggers post a favorite picture book. To see a complete listing of all the Perfect Picture Books (PPB) with resources, please visit author Susanna Leonard Hill’s Perfect Picture Books.
Sounds like the perfect holiday book! Great review, Pat!
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It is an ideal book for young children 2-4 years old. I’m glad that Lori, Per and Anja came up with a cute story for little ones. The photography is gorgeous!
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How cute.
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It is a sweet story for preschoolers. You’ve got to love that cover!
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That puppy looks like quite the snuggler! My son loves the reindeer book. Gorgeous scnery in all of these books
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I’m pleased your son loves the The Reindeer Wish. The photography is outstanding! My favorite photograph is the Northern Lights. I went on to their site and order cards of that photo to give to special people.
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I have The Christmas Wish and love it. I didn’t realize there were others by the same author. The photography is beautiful.
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Yes, I love them all. And now they will be made into a movie. These books are classic Christmas keepers!
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Some books just LOOK adorable. This is one of them. I’m only familiar with the reindeer story.
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It is an adorable board book for little ones. The cover is so cute!
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Who could resist that puppy? I didn’t realize there was a series. Thanks for sharing!
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You can’t resist the puppy. Now toddlers can have their own special Wish Book.
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I LOVE the photographs in this series — so beautiful. And that puppy is adorable. What a sweet holiday pick!
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This is a perfect holiday pick! The text is just right for young kids and they will love the photographs.
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I read the Christmas Wish last year and absolutely loved the breathtaking photographs. I’m excited to learn there are more books by this wonderful husband and wife team.
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You will enjoy The Reindeer Wish too! I am thrilled with The Brave Little Puppy.
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You always recommend the “Wish” books, so it looks like I’d better get in gear…can you believe I haven’t read any yet? Well, perfect timing. Thanks.
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I have done the same thing with books others have recommended. These books are keepers and beautiful to have out for guests to view. Kids love them! Hope you read them.
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Gorgeous photos. I will check this one out to see the photos. Thanks for telling me about it.
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I am so pleased you enjoyed The Brave Little Puppy. Check out the other books too, as you will delight in the photography.
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We have this on display at the store but haven’t had a chance to read it yet – now I know what to do on my break today!
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Julie, you will love the illustrations! This is such a sweet and beautiful book for very young children! The other books are also beautiful. Last year I ordered some of the Christmas cards of one of my favorite scenes. Gorgeous!
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I was thinking that it sounded familiar and then reading on I realized why. Great new addition to the series.
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Yes, I was delighted with the edition of this board book. It’d perfect for little ones. There will be another one for young children in 2018. And a movie coming out.
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Oh, this looks so cute! An “incredible journey” story with photos. Sounds perfect for winter reading.
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I just love the cover! It will grab any young child’s imagination. The husband, wife and daughter have a great series going.
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We oohed and aahed over this book at Target last night. Truly beautiful photographs.
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Glad to know it’s being sold everywhere. The photographs really make this story special.
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What a treasure Patricia! I’m so glad to learn of this beautiful series.
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You are welcome. It love sharing the books every year. There will be another book in 2018. And, a movie.
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I have read the Wish books by this author and I agree with you that the photographs are stunning. This book is new to me. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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You have to love that cover! Perfect for young children.
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Love this books. The photographs are wonderful.
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Yes, they are beautiful stories with gorgeous photographs.
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So fun. I bet Birki didn’t even have to wear dog-boots!!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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No Cupcake! No boots. He’s built hardy for artic winters. You’d enjoy this special little book!
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Oh my, this certainly looks like a wonderfully wintery tale, with the sort of white wonderland we don’t often get here in my neck of the woods! At least we can explore it through books. 🙂
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I’m pleased you enjoyed The Brave Little Puppy board book. If you have seen the other picture books, I highly recommend them!
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I haven’t seen these books yet, but the title & photograph drew me in. Great review, too, that makes me definitely want to read this story & others by this author & photographer.
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That’s great! I do hope you enjoy them as much as I do. I was in the Hallmark store yesterday and they carry the entire series along with an Anja doll, ornaments etc. I was so pleased to see them. Also saw the puppy board book at Target.
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Another beautiful looking book and set in a beautiful country. A must for this time of year.
Thanks for letting us know, Pat. Great review.
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Thank you Diane! I love this series. And the puppy story is perfect for little ones.
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I absolutely love the photographs…what a clever idea for a board book for little ones…thanks for a great review, Pat…I think my little granddaughter would enjoy this.;)
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I’m so pleased you enjoyed the board book. There will be another board book for little hands in 2018. All of the books are breathtaking. And, I love that kids can go to the Random House website to pick e-cards to send to family and friends. They can also download and print their favorite cards.
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Thank you for introducing me to this adorable book. The Christmas Wish is very popular here, and I’m sure this one will be, too.
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If you have read The Christmas Wish, you will adore this sweet book about Anja’s lost puppy! Saw it in Target yesterday.
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