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Lucky Tucker by Leslie McGuirk

Lucky Tucker

Leslie McGuirk

Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · February 12, 2008

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Dog StoriesPet StoriesHoliday & Celebration Stories
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Who it’s for
A cheerfully expressive terrier turns a rough start into a run of St. Patrick’s Day luck.
Themes
Good luck, Friendship
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

Lucky dog! Life is a romp in the park after Tucker rolls in clover in this gleeful new tale about a charmingly expressive pup. When Tucker the terrier wakes up on Saint Patrick’s Day, he gets off on the wrong paw. Nothing is going his way until he rolls in a bed of clover — a bed of four-leaf clovers, that is, which just happens to belong to a leprechaun! Lucky Tucker!

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From snatching a falling scoop of ice cream to wrestling with his best friends to getting a whole box of new toys, Tucker is now the luckiest dog around!

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A cheerfully expressive terrier turns a rough start into a run of St. Patrick’s Day luck.

Come here for

  • A playful dog story with clover, ice cream, and new toys
  • Tucker’s expressive charm and increasingly lucky day

Expect

  • A lighthearted romp with a terrier and his friends
  • Good fortune arriving in delightfully dog-sized ways

Where it sits

Dog Stories84%
Holiday & Celebration Stories80%
Pet Stories25%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Dog Stories
  • Holiday & Celebration Stories
  • Funny Stories
Authors
Leslie McGuirk
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
February 12, 2008
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Good luck · Friendship
Reading lane
Dog Stories