Peg Leg Peke

Summary

PEG LEG PEKE is the tale of an adorable little Pekingese with a boo-boo. But when he uses his imagination, he’s no longer a pup with a broken leg; he’s a pirate with a peg leg on the high seas! Can he find the buried treasure? In her picture book debut, Brie Spangler celebrates the power of imagination and introduces a lovable Pekingnese puppy who refuses to let his boo-boo keep him from having fun.

Rights

US publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Foreign rights contact: Leah Belli (lbelli@randomhouse.com)

Film rights: Gillian MacKenzie (gmackenzie@gillianmackenzieagency.com)

Reviews

“Follow this happy puppy as he searches for treasure while learning the valuable lesson of refusing to let a disability keep him down.”—The Nashville Parent

 

Publisher’s Weekly dubs it a “cartooned charmer”

 

"Sweet and comical…sure to be a hit with preschoolers and beginning readers.”—Maura Bresnahan of School Library Journal