A book for those who like dogs and books. Human's best friends.
This is a story for dog lovers. If you like books, it's a plus.
The beginning of the book is heartbreaking: Theodore yearns to be loved but remains a neglected dog who is later abandoned by his owner. This is told on the dog's perspective and you can't help fell his sorrow. He is left sad and lonely in a shelter.
Then he is adopted by Sam who owns a bookstore. Later in the book, we understand that the fact that Theodore's clumsiness is due to his lack of eyesight. His thoughtful owner gets him glasses and the world changes for this lovable dog.
In the bookshop, Theodore is finally loved by Sam and the children in his reading group. With them, this wonderful corgi discovers not only his owner's kindness and patience, the children's joy, and care but also the love of books. There is also a hint of magic.

This is just the beginning of an adventure that continues in the following books.

This is a chapter book, of considerable length, not intended for very young readers. The illustrations are few and black and white, complementing the larger text. A good read for those kids transitioning from picture books.

This is delightfully cute. As an animal lover this pulled at my heart strings. I can well imagine my grandchildren enjoying the tale (tail - suitable pun!).

Theodore was a loved puppy and learned to adore his mistress. But her live changed, leaving little time for the young dog. And when a young human joined the family, Theodore found himself relegated to the cold garage. Then his human drops him off at a shelter without a backward glance.

Luckily for Theodore, a kind man find him and rescues him to be a companion in a bookstore. Theodore learns he can trust this new master and he is going to get to enjoy roaming a bookstore and sharing with children at Storytime. And that is just the beginning of the adventures for Theodore and his new friend Sam.

This is a quick read that I think would be good for children (as well as adults who are young at heart and love dogs). Theodore is thoroughly lovable and I love the idea of the spectacular spectacles introduced in this first book. I am ready for the next adventure!

Source: NetGalley. My rating: 4.5.

Just not my cup of tea. The vocabulary is a bit difficult for early readers yet the story seemed to simplistic in its message

Review: Tale of the Spectacular Spectacles: Theodore and the Enchanted Bookstore (book one) by K. Kibbee

A most lovely and delightful tale (not just for children) about a special Corgi and the special bookstore owner who adopts him. When Theodore the Corgi is taken to a shelter by an owner who no longer tolerates his joy and exuberance, he is distraught and depressed. But a young shelter worker brings a kind bookseller to visit Theodore. The results are spectacular!

This is a charming, short story about a Corgi.
It turns out he was clumsy because he needed spectacles.
The pictures in this book are adorable.
My 9 year old also loved the book!

Theodore is a corgi who has been given up by his owner to the shelter. He is so sad. He doesn't understand why he was given up. However, Theodore is adopted by a bookshop owner as the owner wants a reading dog. When he gets to his new home, he can't believe all the space he has to run in! However, he still runs into stuff, knocking it down but his new owner doesn't mind. Why does Theodore run into things?

I enjoyed the story as the writing was well done and the plot was good. However, I have one complaint, I didn't like the abrupt ending. I suppose it was done for the reason to make me want to read the next book which I do. Still, I can't help but think it could had ended not so abruptly. Therefore, I am giving it four stars instead of five.

A good chapter book for young readers (ages 6-9). It is heavy on description and emotion words, which is wonderful for children. There are also words children will need to use context clue to figure out or look up. It encourages reading with an adorable puppy story. Some more illustrations would be nice!

My 8 year old child enjoyed this book. Of course, he loves fantasy and adores animals, so the book was a good fit for him. His only criticism is that he wishes there had been more illustrations. He especially liked the magical ending and is looking forward to the continuation of the story. I also read the story and found it endearing. It is a cute book centered around a lovable main character, sprinkled with a bit of magic and mystery. I recommend this for children between the ages of seven and nine.

I'm usually a sucker for children's books with animals in them. This one sounded great - a misunderstood little dog finds a loving new home in a bookstore. Unfortunately I found myself bored and the changes in PsoV were odd.

I love books about dogs, I love books about books and bookstores, and I love books about magic. This book was not for me.

It seemed to be written for middle grades, although the maturity level vacillated from easy reader to adult. I just could not get interested in the book, and can not recommend it.

This review is of an advanced reader copy, so perhaps there is still some finishing that will help polish the rough bits.

Corgis are my favourite dog breed. I had to read this book when I saw one on the cover!

Theodore is a very cute puppy. I felt so sorry for him when he was left at the shelter. His owner thought he was too clumsy so she didn’t like him anymore. But luckily he was adopted by Sam, who owns a bookstore.

The narration was third person. But sometimes it gave Theodore’s perspective. Theodore noticed some things that he probably wouldn’t have recognized. For example, he saw girls walking down the street and he knew they were selling girl guide cookies. There was no reason for him to know what they were when he could just see them from across the street. It would have been funnier if he had to guess what different things were. That kind of confusion can create humour in kid’s books.

The story ended very abruptly. The “enchanting” part had just begun, and then the story ended. I was disappointed that there wasn’t more enchantment in the story since it was promised in the title.