Which Puppy? (Paula Wiseman Books)

Calling all puppies!

The White House is looking for a pet!

When word spreads far and wide around the globe that the First Family is looking for a pet, animals of all sorts want the part: puppies from Egypt, India, and France; a Neapolitan mastiff from Maryland; and even a kitten, a guinea pig, skunks, turtles, and a raccoon.

Which puppy will be chosen?

Pulitzer Prize-winner Jules Feiffer teams up with his daughter Kate to tell a warmhearted tale of a worldwide competition to be the perfect pet!

"Who should become the First Pup in the Obama White House? In this whimsical imagining by the father-daughter team behind Henry the Dog with No Tail, animals across the globe take the matter into their own paws — and not all contenders for the honor are canines. ' 'I'd make a fine puppy,' squeaked a guinea pig named Sam. 'I'm starting barking lessons tomorrow,' bragged a turtle named Marple.' When a contest and a lottery fail to determine a suitable winner, an older dog quotes from an ancient dictate outlining the qualifications for 'a true presidential puppy.' Two pooches and the guinea pig fit the bill and head to Washington, only to discover that the First Family already has a puppy (cleverly pictured only as an indistinct blur, which may help extend this story's shelf life). In an upbeat resolution, the trio of would-be pets is invited to stay and play with the White House's new four-legged resident. Rendered in brush, ink and watercolor markers, Jules Feiffer's characteristically fluid, unadorned illustrations produce an animated animal cast, easily matching the narrative's buoyancy. Ages 4–8." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Pulitzer Prize-winner Jules Feiffer teams up with his daughter Kate to tell a warmhearted tale of a worldwide competition to be the perfect pet!

Puppies from around the world--along with some would-be puppies--compete with one another to become the First Family's new puppy.

Kate Feiffer is a writer, a filmmaker, a mother, and the author of four picture books for children, including Double Pink, illustrated by Bruce Ingman, which the New York Times Book Review praised for its "economy of style and understated wit," and President Pennybaker, illustrated by Diane Goode, which Kirkus Reviews called "breezy and charming and pleasingly subversive." Ms. Feiffer lives with her family on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Jules Feiffer is a Pulitzer Prize recipient and the illustrator of many books for children, including Henry the Dog with No Tail by Kate Feiffer and The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. He lives with his family in New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.