Ani, who loves drawing, has a passion for animals but her mother forbids her from having any. At school, her best friend Harper is more and more distant. Thankfully, the bright spot in Ani’s weeks is taking care of Wilbur, the neighbour’s rude parrot, until one day Wilbur gets scared of a stray dog in the garden.

The best parts about this book was the Indian French toast which sounds amazing and Ani’s friends from Girl Scouts - they do a reading out loud session at the animal shelter and have a great time when they’re together but most of the book is about how left out Ani feels - she has no best friend anymore and her mother has no time for her - and that wasn’t my cup of tea.

My endless thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for this ARC!

This is a book for all ages! I’m 50 years old and I love reading children’s books as a pallet cleanser so to speak! This book being about a dog rescue (as the title says) really spoke to me because I love rescuing animals myself. This book is about a Girl Scout and her unlikely friendship with her grumpy and elderly neighbor and their rescue mission! It’s a very heart warming story and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I would read more from this author! I finished this in one sitting! 🩷

This was a strong sequel in the Girl Scouts series, it had that charm that I was looking for and enjoyed in this type of book. The characters felt like real people and worked well in this universe. I enjoyed the way Sayantani DasGupta wrote this and left me wanting more.