35. David Dixon's Day as a Dachshund

David Dixon's Day as a Dachshund. (Class Critters #2) Kathryn Holmes. Illustrated by Ariel Landy. 2022. [April] 128 pages. [Source: Review copy]

First sentence: David Dixon's backpack wouldn't stop wiggling.

Premise/plot: Magical things happen in Mrs. Norrell's classroom. But to keep the magic going, well, students have to keep it hush hush. David Dixon may have a super adventurous day, but, it's not like he can talk about it the next day with his classmates!

So the hush, hush secret is that Mrs. Norrell's students--one at a time, obviously--can transform into an animal to spend a day. In the first book, Tally Tuttle transforms into a turtle. David Dixon transforms into a dachshund. Which is interesting considering the fact that he brought his dog--a dachshund--for show and tell (without permission). So not only does he get to experience life through the eyes of a dog, he gets to play with his own dog as a dog.

But he also realizes throughout the book--slowly but surely--that maybe he isn't being the most responsible.

David lives for fun...but dog ownership requires a bit of maturity and responsibility. T

My thoughts: I like this series. This is the second book in the new series. I think it is appropriate for early elementary grades (first through third, perhaps). The age of the characters probably don't sync up perfectly with the reading level of the book. (This is fairly typical.)

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