
The Dog Who Made It Better
Katherin Nolte(Author)
Random House Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
Published on 8. July 2025
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-593-81470-3 (ISBN)
Description
Dr. Blob may not be a doctor but he is a dog with a very important job...it might even include saving a life or two. An uplifting tale of hope, healing, and the power of family to overcome grief.
Dr. Blob has the best life a dog could ask for. He eats and he sleeps and he plays. He loves his family and they love him back. Life is pretty perfect.
Then the Very Bad Thing happens. Suddenly life doesn't seem so perfect and Dr. Blob is more afraid than he ever remembers being. How can he help his family get past the tragedy when what's hurting them can't be bitten or growled at? To make matters worse, there's a new pet in the house and a growing threat outside of it in the form of an animal-hating neighor with a sinister plan. Will Dr. Blob be able to protect all he loves and save his family from grief?
The Dog Who Made It Better is the story of a dazzling, if cowardly, Bernese Mountain dog learning what he would sacrifice for his faimly-and how, sometimes, the best way to overcome our fears is to face them.
Dr. Blob has the best life a dog could ask for. He eats and he sleeps and he plays. He loves his family and they love him back. Life is pretty perfect.
Then the Very Bad Thing happens. Suddenly life doesn't seem so perfect and Dr. Blob is more afraid than he ever remembers being. How can he help his family get past the tragedy when what's hurting them can't be bitten or growled at? To make matters worse, there's a new pet in the house and a growing threat outside of it in the form of an animal-hating neighor with a sinister plan. Will Dr. Blob be able to protect all he loves and save his family from grief?
The Dog Who Made It Better is the story of a dazzling, if cowardly, Bernese Mountain dog learning what he would sacrifice for his faimly-and how, sometimes, the best way to overcome our fears is to face them.
Reviews / Votes
"A tenderhearted exploration of loss well suited for animal lovers." -Kirkus Reviews"A hilarious but heartfelt examination of what it means to be a family." -Booklist
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-593-81470-3 (9780593814703)
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The Dog Who Made It Better
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Katherin Nolte is the author of Back to the Bright Before and The Wonderful Wishes of B. Growing up, her home was filled with animals, including eight cats, five dogs, two guinea pigs, a cluster of hermit crabs, a mouse, a chinchilla, and one grumpy dwarf rabbit. She received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow. An Ohio native, she now lives with her husband and four children in Iowa.