Book Review: Problems with Pooski (family loves a bad dog)

Problems with Pooski, by Sharon O'Flaherty (Archway Publishing, 2026, $14.99PB, 32pp, children's book) 

Puppy Pooski arrives in a box! And grows up to be her own boss: she doesn't fetch or come when called, she chews everything except her own bones (homework, socks, post-its, Mom's shoes). What's a family to do? Can the kids help take care of this mischievous pupster?

Should they put an ad in the paper to give her away? What if nobody responds? What if too many people respond so the family can't make a decision as to who gets their Pooski?

Should they take Pooski to dog school to learn how to behave? Or is she incorrigible?

Or, perhaps, is she perfect just the way she is, to a family that loves her?

Written in big book size, Pooski is just right for the littlest kid to hold and make his own as Mom and Dad read the story and then discuss responsibility and caring as the household changes with a new family member.

And perhaps your family has had a dog like Pooski. What did you do?

This probable cocker spaniel will steal your heart away.

Author Sharon O'Flaherty has written a book in rhyme, an admirable feat, and in triplets to boot!