Help Me, Mr. Mutt!

By Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
Bluebonnet Award Winner

As the title suggests, Mr. Mutt is a canine counselor who helps dogs with people problems. The book is a series of letters from troubled dogs seeking Mr. Mutt’s advice on how to handle various people problems  from “Famished in Florida” who complains about being put on a diet to “Washed Up in Washington” who complains about getting too many baths.

Mr. Mutt advises “Famished in Florida”, “Dogs require at least eight servings per day of scrumptious food. Your people do not understand this, so you have to take matter into your own paws.”

The book’s illustrations add a great deal to the story by characterizing dogs in true canine sweetness, such as a drawing of a dog with his head in the toilet next to Mr. Mutt’s advise to “Famished”, “Finish off your gourmet meal with a good drink of water.”

This book is a fun read for everyone, but especially for dog lovers. Mr. Mutt and his distressed friends are very cute and very clever.

Stevens, J. , & Crummel, S. S. (2008). Help Me, Mr. Mutt!: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems. New York, NY: Harcourt, Inc.