Bea Garcia is using her art skills to tell readers all about her best friend ever - her dog, Sophie. Sophie can protect her from anything, even the Garcias monster neighbour, Bert. When Bea's teacher makes her visit Bert for a school assignment, Bea brings Sophie along for extra security. But even monsters have pets, and Bert has a terrible one: Big Kitty. When Big Kitty attacks, Sophie runs straight out the door - away from Bea! Bea searches the neighbourhood with her mum, and calls for Sophie up and down the street with her dad, but her dog is nowhere to be found. Will Bea's best friend ever come home again?

 

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 144 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2018 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Deborah Zemke has written and illustrated many books for young readers, including the wildly successful Doodles place mat series. Her work has also appeared in several magazines. She is also the designer of the ITC Zemke Hand font.