Good Boy: A Graphic Novel by Andy Hirsch started out rough for me, but ages (strong) six to 10 will get a kick out of a Dog and His Boy! 
The story is short, sweet and not a lot of traditional action, but has a few points where things happen. The child of this story is off on his school field trip. But he becomes ill (warning: Vomit) and must stay home. This is not the first time his nerves have gotten this bad. Therefore, his mom hopes that by bringing a dog home (that is on its last leg for a chance to be homed) it will help. At first, the anxieties get worse, but soon, both dog and boy learn that trust is a great medicine. There is a bit about dog shows, a lot about friendship and a bit about how to overcome your butterflied tummy. Two possible “triggers” are vomit and doggie doo-doo. But for the kid reader? Yeah, they’ll be fiiiiine…. 
It was nice, but started slow for me. However, once the first few hurdles were jumped, and things got moving I enjoyed it. It’s not my all time favorite book but it worked out. The illustrations being large, boldly colored, but minimal use of different colors and medium details involved helped make it a read that wasn’t WOW but good. The metaphor of the slow and steady was not lost on me as that is how the Boy and Dog relationship has to work as well.
Hirsch has written several First Second graphic novels that I liked, such as Science Comics: Dogs: From Predator to Protector, Science Comics: Cats: Nature and Nurture, and Trees: Kings of the Forest so if you’re not into fiction, they have some nice non-fiction as well. Though there are other fiction works (such as Garfiled and a few original titles) as well.
