"Pugtato Finds A Thing" by Zondervan is follows along with the main character Pugtato as he tries to figure out what exactly is this mystery item that he's found. Pugtato is exactly what he sounds like, a cross between a potato and a pug dog. As Pugtato goes on his adventures, he meets other similar styled characters that are all hybrids between animals and vegetables and fruits.

The story was pretty enjoyable, but at times was difficult to read. In some situations, the thing is only identified as "Thing" while in others the book says "The Thing." This was a little confusing when reading aloud. Also, the word choice or phrasing in some parts was a little more complicated than was necessary. Words like befuddled, gnawing and more might be lost on younger readers.

As an adult, I could appreciate these characters with my favorites being the Cowbbage and the Brusslesnouts. I smirked when I saw those pages and enjoyed the story more because of these creative creatures. All that being said, it was a difficult book to read aloud and it wasn't necessarily written at a level for younger children which I would have preferred.

I was instantly charmed by the creative character names in this funny, creative and beautifully illustrated book.

Meet Pugato as he asks his friends: Tweetrood, Tomatoad, Purrsnip and Carrat to name a few, to help him figure out what to do with his newly found treasure. The main message of this story is certainly that reaching out for help and keeping well-wishing friends around you are very important - a message I would certainly love to pass on to children.

Although the story is very short, parents will have an opportunity to ask kids to decipher the puzzle of each character name. Kids will also enjoy the illustrations which show positive and smiling vegetable-animals.

*Thank you to the Publisher for a free advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the color palette the illustrator chose throughout this book. The story itself is ok. It's cute and quirky, but in general I think "follow your heart" stories may or may not give our children the wrong impression about life. Following your heart and lead you in to some sticky situations. But overall this is a cute and quirky children's book.

I am sad, legit sad, that I couldn't like this picture book and found it to be a little too dull and something which lacks appeal.

The whole book looks a little gloomy, the artstyle is less appealing (this may be due to my lack of knowledge regarding the artists and their artstyle) and the story sequence a bit too dragging to hold the attention of children.

I guess the purpose of this picture book is to educate the kids about different types of vegetables and animals through the story of a potato which goes on visiting different plants and animals in its quest to know about a thing it came across. I appreciate the concept but this picture book would not be my first or the only choice amongst a stack of picture books.

Thanks #NetGalley for the book.

<i>Pugtato Finds a Thing</i> is an adorable book which I would totally have bought if I had children. The message was cute. The illustrations were nicely done and I enjoyed it.

For those with a Netgalley account, it's a Read Now and worth your time. For the others, <i>Pugtato</i> comes out on August 10, 2020.

Pugtato finds a thing and wants to find out what to do with it. He asks all of his friends their thoughts but he has a feeling that they aren't quite sure of thing's purpose either. The story is cute, and the illustrations are amazing. I loved seeing all the animal-vegetable hybrids. It is such a unique and creative concept.

<i>arc provided by the publisher and netgalley in exchange for an honest review</i>

I love pugs so I knew I had to give this book a try the second I saw its adorable cover and it did not disappoint.

This endearing little story about a pugtato discovering a shiny Thing he’s unsure about and asking all of his friends about it was so wholesome and made my heart so happy.

I think kids are gonna love pugtato and his silly friends and adventures so much.

5/5 ⭐️

This is a really cute picture book that really plays on words! A perfect picture book to make children laugh a little because of the names of the different animals/vegetables, that also has a loveable story and main character. I hope they make a bunch of books about the adventures of Pugtato and his friends!