Cover of A Puppy for Selena: a smiling girl in a red striped shirt being licked on the cheek by a brown and white puppy in a sunny park.

Picture book

A Puppy for Selena

A heartfelt story about earning love, one paw at a time.

By Gina Saporito · Little Saporito Press

  • Ages 3–7
  • 44 pages
  • Paperback & Kindle
  • $9.99

About the book

“Sometimes the smallest paws leave the biggest pawprints on our hearts.”

Selena has one wish: a puppy of her very own. She can already picture the walks, the cuddles, the tail wags — but her family tells her she’ll have to earn it first. So Selena gets to work, showing love and responsibility one small act at a time.

With a gentle surprise waiting at the end, A Puppy for Selena is a tender story about what it really means to care for someone — and how the love you work for is the love that lasts.

Reading level: Preschool to Kindergarten read-aloud, or early Kindergarten independent reader.

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