A Puppy's First Christmas by Holly Webb

Aria is excited to celebrate her puppy’s first Christmas – they’ll make snowmen and eat lots of food, and she’s even bought him a special present with her pocket money! But when Aria’s family come to stay, Jackson becomes over-excited and scares Aria’s younger cousin.

On Christmas morning things only seem to get worse. Jackson is shut out of the living room while gifts are being opened, Aria can’t find his present and then the puppy eats Grandma’s fluffy winter boots! With her parents refusing to take her side, will Aria and Jackson get their perfect Christmas after all?

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Ok, fine, Holly, I admit it...I did cry a bit here. Largely because in our house the pet also gets put away when there are visitors, so I can empathise with Jackson!

50 books. That's just in this series, too, Holly has plenty of others! I can't believe it, but I definitely hope there are at least 50 more to come. There are plenty more stories out there about kittens and puppies after all.

This one is fantastic, too, with poor Aria seeming a bit socially nervous and Jackson supporting her loyally. Once we got past the terrifying bit to the happy ending (er,spoiler?) I was really glad. This has all the best parts of a family Christmas, and a great message about young animals as well!

Fantastic, Holly. Here's to many more.