Category: Children's Picture Book
Hardcover | 32 pages | 979-8-90115-032-0
Trim Size: 8.5” H x 10.3” W
Publication Date: June 2th, 2026
List Price: $18.99 USD
Publisher: Starfish Bay® Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Social-Emotional Learning / Pet Story
Reading Level: Grade 1-2
Interest Level: Grades PreK-2
Guided Reading Level: K
Lexile® Measure: 400L
Accelerated Reader® Level/Poin: 2/0.5
Moxie wants cuddles, but Wally only wants to watch cat memes! How will she get his attention?
Moxie wants her snuggly cuddles, but Wally is too busy watching… cat memes! It’s more than a dog can take. Moxie tries everything she can to attract his focus, but Wally barely notices her amazing tricks. It’s going to take something really special to get Wally’s attention off his phone and onto Moxie where it belongs.
Fun, action-filled illustrations will enrapture and captivate.
Andrew Dittmer is an Australian children’s author who loves zooming down hills on his bike, sliding down waves on his surfboard, and spotting the incredible animals found in Australia. He writes picture books that he hopes children will hound their parents to read again and again. His stories aim to be fun and help children know they are infinitely valuable, highly capable, and that they each have special talents they’ll use to make the world a better place.
Rebel Challenger is an artist and wildlife carer from Queensland, Australia. Her illustrations are filled with humor and heart and are mostly inspired by the animals who wander around her backyard and animals from all over the world who she would love to meet one day.
Key Features:
- A fast-paced, bouncing story bound to sweep up young readers.
- A story that gets to grips with the modern age of memes.
- Dynamic characters brilliantly carry the amusing action to the story’s conclusion.
Themes:
- Technology Addiction/Screen Time - The dangers of excessive device use
- Attention and Presence - Being present with loved ones
- Loneliness - Feeling ignored and disconnected
- Persistence - Moxie's repeated attempts to get attention
- Communication - Different ways of expressing needs
- Human-Animal Bond - The special relationship between pets and people
- Problem-Solving - Finding creative solutions to challenges
- Love and Loyalty - Unconditional love despite being ignored
- Quality Time - The importance of unplugged connection









