Review by Booklist Review
He cruised into readers' hearts in Captain Pug (2016), and now Pug's back in a new escapade and dashing new outfit. One afternoon Lady Miranda finds herself in the market for a horse, her preferred (toy) steed having gone suddenly lame. So, the young girl scoops up Pug (bedecked in a bandanna and cowboy hat) and heads to the town stables, where she is immediately taken with a particularly large specimen she dubs Horsey. Pug is petrified of this giant, living horse, but Lady Miranda hoists the poor pup up into the saddle anyway. Just as he starts to calm down, he and Horsey accidentally enter a show jumping contest at the county fair. Good thing Pug is appropriately dressed and has a good grip! This enjoyable installment in James' early chapter-book series features a roomy layout and illustrations accented in red and yellow, making reading a comfortable experience for youngsters moving into longer narratives. With plenty of fun, outlandish scenarios, and a few new friends, this is sure to please.--Smith, Julia Copyright 2017 Booklist
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Review by Horn Book Review
In these offbeat British imports, Pug lives a very spoiled life with equally pampered Lady Miranda. In Captain, they attend a party on a lake, and (water-averse) Pug gets lost and must find his way back to Lady Miranda. The prissy pair's misadventure is on horseback in Cowboy. Color-accented illustrations with a vintage feel make the most of comedic moments. [Review covers these titles: Captain Pug and Cowboy Pug.] (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Captain Pug (2017) found he wasn't the best sailor. Maybe he'll have more luck as a cowboy! Young Lady Miranda is out in the garden at No. 10. The Crescent with her pug dog, Pug, and her stick horse, Pony, chasing away bandits (pigeons) when Pony suffers an injury (his stick breaks). Running Footman Will and Running Footman Liam and Wendy the housekeeper come to help. Lady Miranda decides she needs a new horse, and Running Footman Will and Running Footman Liam carry her in the sedan chair to do some horse trading. At the stable they meet Frank, a "real-life cowboy," the magic-trick-obsessed son of the stable owner. Lady Miranda and Cowboy Pug test-ride Horsey, Frank's old horse, and find themselves in the back of Frank's father's trailer headed for the Little Witherington County Fair. Frank and the Running Footmen set off in pursuitbut their pursuit catches the attention of Maud, a new police officer on patrol. When real-life cattle rustlers get involved and a runaway bull rampages through the fair, whatever will happen? James' second chapter-book adventure starring Pug is another fun read, juxtaposing highly unlikely elements (livery-clad footman and a sedan chair!) against a modern English setting. Ceulemans' three-color, cartoon line drawings of the little lady and her lazy pug reveal that the primary cast is white, though the England they inhabit is realistically diverse. Loopy but fun. (Fantasy. 5-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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