The Cafe Competition (Jasper and Scruff)

The Café Competition by Nicola Colton is the fourth book in this funny series. It is about Jasper and Scruff, who are best friends and amazing cooks who decided to open their own café called “Paws Café.” Everyone loved their food. But one day, no one came to the café, and Jasper thought it was odd that the café was empty. It turned out a new café called the Sophisticafé had opened across the street. The new café was owned by the sneaky Lady Catterly and the Sophisticats! The new café was fancy. Jasper and Scruff thought they had to make a fancy menu to get their regular customers back.

This was a funny book full of colorful illustrations. It had a good lesson about not worrying too much about what other people who aren’t your true friends think. It’s good to be true to yourself. I loved the creativity of the book. The name Sophisticafé was so funny, and of course, the food sounded fancy. It was a quick and easy book to read. It is best for children who are starting to read on their own, ages five to seven.