Our six-year old granddaughter reads--a lot. She has been reading books from the Puppy Place Series. The book she and her mom were reading the other day was about puppy mills. The kids in the book made signs to ban puppy mills and had a petition and so on. This brought about a discussion about puppy mills. Her mom explained a little about puppy mills and now Sydney is very concerned. She thinks puppy mills should be banned and wanted to know what she could do to help these puppies. A family friend rescues dogs and so Jenny suggested that Sydney could ask her grandparents and aunts and uncles for loose change so that she can buy things that these rescued dogs and puppies need. My little activist made this collection bucket for her house so that anyone who comes over and has some loose change can help the cause. She wanted to put a sign in the neighborhood pet store that says "Ban Puppy Mills", but her mom asssured her that this bucket would be a better option and would be very helpful. I know how important reading and books are, but I never thought one book would lead to a six-year old having a cause. Just another reason I am so proud of Sydney.