Pound Puppies Heathrow ¦ Pound Puppies Honeypot ¦ Pound Puppies Max ¦ Pound Puppies Willerby

A series of four (so far) titles which have been imported from the USA but adapted for the home market. No author or artist is credited. The stories center on the canine inhabitants of Mr and Mrs Crabtrees' 'Happy Haven Home' or The Pound. Each book features a different dog: Heathrow, who is found wandering on the runway at the airport; Honeypot, who previously inhabited a rubbish dump; Max, whose owners could not cope with his boisterous activities; and Willerby, abandoned in a plastic carrier bag. Each puppy is fond an appropriate home by the Crabtrees.

Though worthy in intent-making the point that dogs are a responsibility not playthings, both stories and pictures are too sentimental for my taste. The predictable stories are presumably intended for sharing with young children but this is not a task I would undertake with any enthusiasm.