Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart

Super sweet story about a reunion between a dog and a man. A great book to read to your preteen kids as they learn the lessons of determination perseverance and non-judge-mental attitude.

You know who likes to leave everything to the very last moment ->me
I think this makes for quickest read yet for my adult book club ~ 2 hrs start to finish. It's a short book granted and not too much heavy lifting required. One member pointed out that his 11 yr old granddaughter was able to read it but I don't think that makes for much of a criticism honestly - if she's a heavy reader and this is probably 8th grade level for maximum accessibility...

It did generate a decent amount of discussion which is all I'm asking for. Many people could contribute their own stories about pets, running, loss, and struggle.

I decided to read this book as a dog lover, and wanting to read a heartwarming story about an amazing dog, but was surprised that this book is also about some amazing people too. The story of Gobi is definitely about an amazing little dog that obviously won not only Dion's heart, but millions of other people on her journey to her forever home - but it is also about people and how selfless and loving individual people can be no mater where they are from.
Dion not only includes the story of how he met and fell in love with Gobi, but his own personal journey and the people involved along the way with rescuing Gobi and how it changed his perspective and outlook on life and likely will yours too.
It is easy to see only negative things in the world and in life, but Dion's book reminds us to see the positive, both in circumstances and in people and in places. I was surprised about the positivity infused into the story of Gobi and about China and it's people. It was very uplifting to read a story that didn't shy away from the trials, but overall showed how if we look for it there are really good people out there and opportunities to set aside the cliche prejudices we hold and grow beyond them and see that the negativity is often unfounded.
Highly recommended read to lift your spirits and teach you about perseverance, selfless love and the goodness of people.