A FIRST GUIDE TO DOGS: Understanding Your Very Best Friend AUTHOR: Dr. John Bradshaw ILLUSTRATOR: Claire Elsom GENRE: Children’s Non-Fiction / Pets PUBLISHER: Penguin Workshop RELEASE DATE: June 13, 2023 PAGES: 128 “Perceptive and engaging—essential reading for anyone seeking greater understanding of their four-legged best friends.”—Kirkus, starred review. Featuring fun […]
A STEADFAST COMPANION by Myra Johnson SERIES: K-9 Companions #12 GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romance PUBLISHER: Love Inspired RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2023 PAGES: 225 Offering a helping hand… Could give him everything he needs. Fighting his way back from a troubled past, handyman Angus “Witt” Wittenbauer needs refuge. When dog […]
It Came Upon a Midnight Shear Welcome back to our annual blog series spotlighting (over 60 again this year) new and recently-released Christmas reads! Christmas is only 17 days away, according to Google, but of course it’s never too early for Christmas stories, and ’tis the season when I really […]
WONDER DOGS: True Stories of Extraordinary Assistance Dogs GENRE: Inspirational NonFiction PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: July 13, 2021 PAGES: 240 Discover the true stories of dogs who open doors, pull wheelchairs, and save lives After a potentially devastating diagnosis at the age of thirty-nine, Maureen Maurer was given a second […]
Happy Tuesday, friends! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is books with nature on the cover so I couldn’t resist doing a cover love post that’s all about the dogs. From beautiful illustrated covers to cute photo covers, these books span a range of genres from contemporary to historical to […]
Happy Tuesday to you, friends! (And a friendly tail wag from Zuzu) It’s National ‘Love Your Pet’ Day here in the US so I’m detouring a bit from the ‘official’ Top Ten Tuesday theme to talk about our fave books with pets. And, by pets, of course Zuzu and I […]
What do you get when you add one abrasive professional athlete, a quirky out-of-work schoolteacher, and an overweight geriatric dog? A lesson in love—Tippy style—in Dana Mentink’s new book, Sit, Stay, Love. As Gina travels through Cal’s world with Tippy in tow, she begins to see Cal in a different light. Gina […]