Review: Bubba the Bulldog Will Make You Smile!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
“Bubba the Bulldog Tries to Smile” by Bree Clausen is a cute story about… wait for it… Bubba the Bulldog! In this amusing tale, Bubba is a dog who is never happier than when he sees his boy, Ryan, smile at him. One day Ryan comes home with his foot in a cast. In an attempt to help Ryan smile more while he was laid up, Bubba decided to learn how to smile. But Bubba’s lips were too big and too heavy to stay in a smile position. In fact, only with a little outside help was he ever able to smile at all. He was stuck with a permanent frown face! However, whether or not Bubba ever learned how to smile, Ryan loved him just the same. In the end it really didn’t matter whether or not Bubba could smile, because Ryan was happy, and if Ryan was happy, Bubba was happy.This is a clever little story about a real dog named Bubba, to whom Bree Clausen dedicated the book. He was her inspiration for this story, and he’s probably in doggie heaven right now, smiling at the knowledge that he has a book dedicated to him! The story is written for a wide age range of children, from the “read me a bedtime story” set, to older siblings who will enjoy reading the story to their own younger siblings. The illustrations are very nicely done, and certainly help advance the story. This is an all-around good storybook, that kids will enjoy and parents will appreciate.