num_pages: 40
description: 
  Can an ugly dog with a heart of gold find a home? A warm and clever picture book for animal lovers of any breed.
When Spike, the winner of the Ugliest Dog in the Universe contest, is abandoned by his owner, Joe, the boy next door, is determined—against all odds—to adopt him. Things look grim until Spike foils a neighborhood catnapping plan—and saves the day!
language: English
title: Spike: Ugliest Dog in the Universe
publisher: Beach Lane Books