All the Best Dogs

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

For anyone who loves a dog--and anyone who loves a laugh, comes this sensitive (and silly!) story about growing up and mending fences. An enduring message of friends, community, and the joy of pets.

Ask anyone who has a dog and they’ll tell you that their dog is the best. Really, truly, the best dog in the world. Theirs is the best dog that ever lived, ever, ever, in the history of the known universe.

Welcome to the dog park!  It’s a playground for dogs in the big city. Here, four sixth graders (and their dogs!) overlap on one hilarious and important June weekend. 

    Ezra needs to find his lost dog.

    Cup-Cup needs a friend. (She also needs to learn to walk on a leash.)

    Mei-Alice wonders if anyone will ever understand her.

    Panda wonders what will happen if she breaks the rules.

    Kaleb is covering up a terrible mistake.

    Grover and Lottie are making lots of terrible mistakes. (Some of them are disgusting.)

    And Jilly needs to make a new life in a new place. 

    On this almost-summer weekend, a series of surprises, mishaps, and misunderstandings will end up changing all of their lives.

About the Author

EMILY JENKINS is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for children, including Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School, the fairy-tale collection Brave Red, Smart Frog, and the Toys Go Out series.  She coauthors the Upside-Down Magic series, which is also a movie on Disney Plus. Her picture books include the Sydney Taylor Award–winning All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah, The Kitten Story, Toys Meet Snow, Lemonade in Winter, and Water in the Park.

Author Residence: Brooklyn, NY

Manuel Preitano is an Italian illustrator and graphic designer, and the co-creator of the Destiny, NY series. He has worked on a wide range of toy designs, book covers, illustrations, and comic books, both in the U.S. and Italy.