num_pages: 40
description: Navigating friendships and popularity can be difficult for youngsters; Percy is a shining example of empowerment.  KirkusThis sweet and giggle-inducing story carries a great message about how acceptance of a friends new role and a little independence can strengthen a friendship.  BooklistWhats a superhero without a sidekick? This delightful follow-up to the popular Puddle Pug brings back that perfectly THUNDER-ful pug-and-pig Percy and Petunia. Percy the Pug and Petunia the pig are the very best of pals . . . until Petunia wins a blue ribbon at the county fair. Suddenly she has no time for hide-and-seek or lapping puddles cheek-to-cheek. But when Percy finds a faded comic book in a puddle the lonely pug dons a cape and takes on a new THUNDER PUG! Even though being a superhero is exciting Percy knows hes missing something. Only when Pink Lightning (aka Petunia) joins him and the two are side by sidekick again are they truly living the heroic life!
language: English
title: Thunder Pug
publisher: Union Square Kids