The Buddies are known for their adventure-filled days, and in this story readers will get to know the pups as each one gears up for a brand-new day. Budderball starts his out with a breakfast fit for a king (or puppy), Mudbud takes his morning mudbath, B-Dawg shoots some hoops, Buddha goes to his mediation garden, and Rosebud picks out a cute new outfit. Then it's time for them to have some fun in the park. But when they cross the path of a greedy raccoon who steals their baseball, they must work together to get it back!

Author Biography

Cathy Hapka has written more than one hundred books for children and adults. She is the author of several series about horses--the original early reader series, Pony Scouts, the middle-grade series Horse Diaries, and the teen series Wildfire, based on the TV show. She has also written original stories such as Pardon My French (Penguin) and Something Borrowed (Simon & Schuster). Tammie Lyon has illustrated more than eighty books, from hardcover trade picture books, to 8 x 8s, to early readers, to novelty formats. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and loves spending the day in her studio with her dog Gus--which makes her a perfect fit to illustrate the Disney Buddies books! Among others, she has illustrated a puppy-themed book called Olive and Snowflake, a Marley 8 x 8, and a number of Eloise early readers.