The Old Dogs Club

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Hazel's exciting new plan for the Old Dog's Club might be in trouble before it even starts. Can she find a way to get everyone to agree?
  • ISBN: 9781682637241
  • Publication date: 10/27/2026
  • Page Count: 128
  • Size: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2"
  • Age Range: 6-9
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  • Publication date: 10/27/2026
  • Page Count: 128
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  • Publication date: 09/02/2025
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Hazel’s exciting new plan for the Old Dogs’ Club might be in trouble before it even starts. Can she find a way to get everyone to agree?

Hazel had a great idea: the Old Dogs’ Club, a program for seniors (like Hazel’s own dog, Spot) who are still up for some social interaction, mental stimulation, and exercise but can’t handle the intensity of the full day care environment. She, KC, and Jonah have convinced their mothers and Hazel’s grandma to let them try it out for the summer at Dog Days, the family doggy day care.

Everyone is very excited, but as they start to plan, Hazel realizes they all have very different opinions about how to run the club. It was her idea, but Grandma vetoes a number of her suggestions, and it is starting to feel like KC and Jonah are taking over. Plus, Spot isn’t getting along with Muffin, another club member.

Mom and Hazel are heading back to Chicago at the end of the summer, so maybe it doesn’t matter that the Old Dogs’ Club isn’t turning out to be what Hazel expected. But it’s hard to give up on a great idea, even when things get tough.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Author/Illustrator

Dori Hillestad Butler

Author

Dori Hillestad Butler is the author of more than fifty books for children. She has been nominated for children’s choice awards in nineteen different states and has won two Geisel Honor awards for books in the King & Kayla series and the 2011 Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery for Buddy Files: Case of the Lost Boy. She lives in Washington.

Genevieve Kote

Illustrator

Genevieve Kote is a French Canadian illustrator and comic book artist based in Montreal. She loves drawing characters and animals and bringing their adventures to life. Kote's work includes the Animal Rescue Friends series, the Agents of H.E.A.R.T. series and Hike on Haunted Hill. In her free time she can be found reading novels, baking or exploring the city and other parts of the world. She shares her studio with her cat Clara and many plants.

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“A bighearted summer story, both genuine and familiar.”
Kirkus Reviews

“Butler skillfully approaches each problem in turn and young readers will be caught up in learning how the characters handle relatable life situations and complex emotions.”
School Library Journal

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