What would you do if you feel bored about a rather routinized life? Would you try something as fun as, say, becoming a lawyer? Well, at least that's how Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law gets where she is today. Check out Amy Flanagan's debut children's book and enter to win a signed copy, along with a $50 gift card to buy more books!
My Review:
Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law is a hilariously imaginative and entertaining illustrated chapter book about a 70-pound English Labrador Retriever attending law school while investigating into her very first case. Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, or Mrs. R. for short, is both the book's title character and first-person narrator, who decides to study law for a change in her carefree life.
Being the BEST at all sorts of tricky stuff (such as Finding Slightly Used Sandwiches, Being Precious, Reading Big Peemails, and Top Secret Sock Collecting, just to name a few), she lands on her first case soon after enrolling at the Bark Park's best canine law school. The court date coincides with her graduation date. The timing seems perfect until a series of mishaps come in the way. With her best friend and client's innocence on the line, will she be able to figure out a way to earn her degree in time for the trial?
What makes this story so irresistibly amusing is that the whole world is viewed and interpreted from a dog's perspective. It gives fresh meanings to many things we have taken for granted as normal and mundane. Throughout the book, only canine characters stay in the spotlight, whereas humans are merely referred to as The Kitchen, The Vacuum, or so and so's person. Mrs. R. tells us about how the canine legal system works differently from, and arguably more humanely than the humans'. For instance, law school only takes seven days to complete; jurors come and go freely while the court is in session; and the worst sentence a convict may get is to wear any costume his humans choose and stay well-behaved the entire time it's on.
Looking no different than an ordinary dog, Mrs. R. is intelligent, confident, polite, eloquent and a natural at her new role. She isn't free from weaknesses though. Young readers, alongside their beloved furry friend, learn about how to be an upright and trustworthy friend, how to gather the courage to confess and correct mistakes, how to make amends and rebuild friendship, and how to win the respect of an unfriendly peer with grace. The number of illustrations in the book is a bit limited, but they do help put a face to the name for each character.
The book is perfect for pet lovers, animal adventure enthusiasts and anyone who simply wants to relax and have a good laugh. Please be aware of some possible after-effects! For me, I can't help wondering what peemail is being left whenever I come across a dog doing his business.
About the Book:
Ages 5+ | 90 Pages
Publisher: Whitefox | IBN-13: 9781915036094
Mrs. R Snugglesworth is 70 pounds of low-to-the-ground PRECIOUS. She is the Best at Finding Slightly-Used Sandwiches and the Best at Loving Ham—and now she’s looking for her next big challenge. To her surprise, she finds it at the local Bark Park, when she discovers a passion for the law. Dog law, that is.
In two wags of a tail, she enrolls at Wagsworth Legal Academy, eager to become a lawyer. Turns out, it’s not that easy learning to be the Best at Law School. But when Mrs. R. learns that her friend Pitter-Patter needs help, she can’t wait to take on her first case. Only one small issue: she hasn’t quite finished her law degree. Some dogs might consider this a problem, but not Mrs. R! After all, Pitter-Patter needs a lawyer, and she is ALMOST a lawyer. Which everyone knows is practically as good as being a lawyer, right?
She’ll just juggle her law classes, naps, walks, power naps, chasing tennis balls, snacks, naps, and work on Pitter-Patter’s case at the same time! What could possibly go wrong?
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About the Author:
Amy Flanagan is an Instructional Designer and children’s author living with her family in the Chicago suburb of Batavia. She began writing Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law in early 2021 to stay busy during the long pandemic winter. She wanted to create something that would make kids (and adults) laugh out loud. She is already working on the second book in the “Mrs. R.” series. Like you, she wonders what the ‘R’ stands for.
Visit her online at Website | Twitter | Instagram | Twitter(Mrs. R.) | Instagram(Mrs. R.)
About the Illustrator:
Jon Davis is an award-winning freelance illustrator living and working in Cumbria, UK. He always loved drawing as a child, thinking up characters and stories – paints, pencils, felt tips, crayons, anything would do. So he decided to study Illustration at Glyndwr University, Wrexham. He works digitally in Photoshop with a tablet and pen because the ‘undo’ function saves him from the depths of frustration.
Visit him at https://www.jonsmind.com.
One lucky grand prize winner will receive an autographed copy of Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law and a $50 Bookshop.org or typebooks.ca gift card!
Four additional winners will each receive an autographed copy of Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law!
Giveaway ends 9/15. Open to US only. Please enter using the form below. Good luck!
Mrs. R. Snugglesworth: Book GiveawayDisclosure: This is a sponsored post in partnership with The Children’s Book Review and Amy Flanagan. All views and opinions expressed are my own. icefairy's Treasure Chest is not responsible for winner selection or prize fulfillment.
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