July 31 is Mutt's Day. Regardless if you have a mutt or not, be sure to get out and enjoy your canine companion. :-)

While there is no new information here, after all, a mutt is a dog and they all require the same things, the pictures are what make this book unique. No purebreds here (you'll figure that out by the title)! Just some nice, basic information and great pictures in Mutts (from the series Dogs) by Stuart A. Kallen.

If you enjoyed Art Afterpieces (April 23, 2015 post) then you should enjoy Mutts of the Masters by Michael Patrick as well. Seems dogs (some purebreds) originally showed up in many well-known paintings, but were removed for a variety of reasons. Clever and silly. :-)

The Case of the Mixed-Up Mutts, by Dori Hillestad Butler, with pictures by Jeremy Tugeau is an easy to read chapter book. Told from the view point of the dogs (I thought the author did a nice job with this), the challenge is how to get two Pugs back to their proper owners. (Technically I guess they aren't really mutts ....) Part of a series called 'The Buddy Files' if you have a dog loving, younger reader in your family he or she might enjoy them.

There's one more book I hoped to include here, but it didn't arrive in time so I'll use it at a later time. (If it arrives in the next two days I'll add it here so check back)! ;-)

Hah! In one of those moments of perfect timing, Mutts, with photos by Sharon Montrose arrived on Mutt Day! This is a wonderful collection of, well, mutts! The mix of each dog is given with his or her photo. Be sure to check out Pebbles and Bam-bam! Worth several viewings.

Reading Hermit With Dog