Poco a Poco: A CritterKin Tale

Jena Ball

Sep 2013 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

Based on true events, Poco a Poco is the tale of how a mother dog and her puppy find their forever homes after being abandoned at the local garbage dump. At the dump, they are befriended by an unlikely group of characters, and learn that friendship and love are possible even in the most difficult situations. Designed to encourage empathy, compassion and respect, Poco a Poco offers children an entertaining look at another way of life, and is sure to provoke creative, eye-opening discussions.

Ratings and reviews

I have known about the CritterKin vision for some time now, but this first book FAR exceeded my expectations. It includes a wonderful story that children can understand and relate to, background information of the truths (although they may be sad at first) behind the stories, and additional "thoughtful" questions to reinforce the message of the book itself once children have read it. Jena and the CritterKin crew have such a brilliant understanding of what animals can teach us. I AM HOOKED!! My favorite quote from the first book about the duty of dogs..."Their job was to love their people so much that they would remember to use their hearts as well as their brains."

It says the price is £0.00p so I go along with it and tap buy. Then it wants my credit card... Dodgy stuff. +Kayleigh Bates I agree

Its for FREE and I have to put in my credit card number. This is weird. I don't want to pay anything for a book that says its free.

About the author

A writer, illustrator and the Creative Director at Startled Cat, Inc., Jena Ball is the artist and storyteller responsible for the CritterKin™ concept. Her work focuses on using new media to produce compelling narratives, while building strong communities focused on innovation, creativity and collaboration. She currently resides in North Carolina and shares her home with a very vocal and slightly chubby orange tabby named Oscar.