"Puppy People and Kitty Kiddies" is the first of a series of three books educating both children and adults in the responsibilities of pet ownership. Through a story format with footnotes and chapters, these books will illustrate the choosing, training, raising, and care of dogs and cats.
The main theme of "Puppy People and Kitty Kiddies" is to make young children aware of the difference between a stuffed animal and a live pet. It describes in words and pictures the responsibilities that entail being a pet owner in words that they can understand.
It was written to help stroke victims relearn to read and to introduce young readers to chapter books. The narrative style at the beginning has been written to emphasize the impersonal lifelessness of the stuffed animals; dialogue begins when the live pets are introduced.