Ever Ready: Book Review Sir DoGoody Button and Fleabins The Great Troublemaker Book Two

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Let the mayhem begin for two best friends, Sir DoGoody Button, an Afghan dog, and Fleabins the Great, a flea. Their hilarious adventures lead to mischief, misunderstandings, and some challenges to overcome. Even when they cause problems for each other, they always remain kind, helpful, and supportive. The storyline has an energetic pace, with imaginative settings, all told from the pets' whimsical perspective. The hand-drawn illustrations are outstanding and perfectly complement the lively storyline. bringing doggie and flea fantasies to life.

This book series would certainly be of high interest to reluctant readers as well as readers moving up to the chapter book level.

Sir DoGoody Button and Fleabins The Great live in a mansion found inside Sir Do Goody Button's doghouse in the backyard of the Button's house. There is an elevator inside the doghouse that takes them down to the mansion. Step inside the mansion to a fantasy world of magical rooms that will excite readers as they explore it room by room.

Fleabins is an energetic flea whose size can be compared to a chimpanzee when inside the mansion, but when outside in the world, he shrinks to the size of a small pea. Sometimes he can behave badly, and one never knows what he will do next, such as jumping in puddles, skipping off padded walls in the mansion, dressing up in fancy costumes, raiding the Treat Room, and even flying his tricycle to the park to help DoGoody, who really didn't need help anyway.

In Book Two, Sir DoGoody who does not have a shrinking problem, meets several challenges. He rescues a baby bird, tries to get it to eat, and finds things in the mansion to keep it happy. DoGoody tries to impress a lady dog named Dumpling in a costume competition at the dog park, dressing up as a lion but his plan backfires. DoGoody gets frustrated when the Button family decides he needs healthier dog food. Each new crisis Fleabins and DoGoody face bring on hilarious results.

Book Two is just as delightful and fun-filled as Book One. There are several more books planned in the series, and I am looking forward to DoGoody and Fleabins next adventures. I highly recommend this book for students, teachers, and parents.

Sue Ready is a freelance writer, food blogger, former elementary and middle school teacher, and book reviewer of all genres on Facebook at EverReady Book Reviews.

to Foo Dee Doo Press LLC for gifting me a copy of the book.

ALL ABOUT THE AUTHOR

K. Frances Carson is a children’s book author, physician, and, most importantly, the mom to three amazing young adult children. She lives in Los Angeles, in the neighborhood where she grew up, in a house filled with rescue dogs who are as big, silly, and ridiculous as the characters she writes about.

Shannon McKeon is an illustrator based in Oxfordshire, England. She began her art education at an early age, absorbing passion and technique from her mother, who is also a mixed-media artist. Shannon now spends her time illustrating children’s books and pursuing her own small art brands.