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Ricky's Puppy Adventure: Sparky and the Silver Locket: A heartwarming tale of responsibility, bravery, and everyday kindness for kids 4-8
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ISBN13: 9798267129862
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 25 2025
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.08 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 25 2025
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.08 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
When eight-year-old Ricky finally gets his first puppy, he names him Sparky-and the two become instant best friends. But one sunny afternoon, Sparky dashes out of the yard with a treasure, leading Ricky on a whirlwind chase through the park. What they find by the babbling brook-a delicate silver locket with the letter E-turns their romp into a mission of kindness.
Perfect for storytime and early readers, this gentle, uplifting picture-book story celebrates new pets, responsible choices, and the joy of helping others. Families, teachers, and librarians will love its positive message and satisfying, happy ending.
Key Features
Key Features
- Uplifting friendship + responsibility theme with a sweet puppy lead
- Short, engaging scenes ideal for bedtime or classroom read-alouds
- Relatable stakes (a runaway pup!) and a feel-good act of kindness
- Supports social-emotional learning: empathy, problem-solving, doing the right thing
- Great pick for dog lovers, new pet families, and early readers
- Ages: 4-8
- Grades: K-3
- Perfect for: dog lovers, classroom SEL libraries, family read-alouds
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