{"id":38205,"date":"2025-07-17T22:24:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T04:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=38205"},"modified":"2025-07-18T09:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:41:41","slug":"lexi-the-coonhound-finds-a-new-home-by-meg-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=38205","title":{"rendered":"Lexi the Coonhound Finds a New Home! by Meg Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A gentle, heartfelt story of big feelings and new beginnings…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin\u2019s tender debut in the Lexi the Coonhound series traces the emotional journey of a rescue pup. Shy and soft-eyed, Lexi the coonhound spends her nights curled up on her blankie in a noisy shelter, dreaming of a forever home. Her world shifts when a little girl named Zoey chooses her with a loving heart and a hopeful voice: \u201cYou\u2019re pretty.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Told with quiet compassion and capped with a first-person note from Lexi herself, the story strikes a delicate balance between fear and comfort, unfamiliarity and belonging. Lexi\u2019s adjustment unfolds slowly, realistically. But Martin doesn\u2019t rush Lexi\u2019s transformation. Instead, she lets the reader sit with the unease of change. Lexi’s journey gently affirms that being part of a family doesn\u2019t happen all at once, and that it\u2019s okay to need time, space, and something soft to hold onto. The illustrations mirror Lexi\u2019s emotional journey, from uncertainty to comfort, with warmth and subtlety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Perfect for dog lovers and anyone who’s ever had to be brave in a new situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pub date June 16, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gatekeeper Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISBN 978-1662923555<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price $18.99 (USD) Hardcover, $11.99 Paperback<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading age 5-9 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length 38 pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A gentle, heartfelt story of big feelings and new beginnings… Martin\u2019s tender debut in the Lexi the Coonhound series traces the emotional journey of a rescue pup. Shy and soft-eyed, Lexi the coonhound spends her nights curled up on her blankie in a noisy shelter, dreaming of a forever home. Her world shifts when a little girl named Zoey chooses her with a loving heart and a hopeful voice: \u201cYou\u2019re pretty.\u201d   Told with quiet compassion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":38209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[7223,91,3328,178,706279332,723770834,723771038,723771037,723771039,1136176,723771036,723770841,1473,1008073,856121,309,349],"class_list":["post-38205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-author","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-childrens-pcture-books","tag-childrens-animal-books","tag-childrens-books-on-emotions-feelings","tag-childrens-dog-books","tag-childrens-family-life-books","tag-indie-books","tag-lexi-the-coonhound-finds-a-new-home","tag-meg-martin","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-9Wd","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lexi-new-home.jpg?fit=342%2C342&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38205"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38212,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38205\/revisions\/38212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}