In celebration of my new picture book, Percy, Dog of Destiny, just published last week, I asked you to send me photos of your dogs, with or without some of their favorite toys. This has been the most fun project. Thank you for your beautiful photos. They make me love dogs even more than I already … Continue reading More Dogs of Destiny!
To celebrate the release of Percy, Dog of Destiny, written by me and illustrated by the wonderful Jennifer K. Mann, I sent out a call for photos of your dogs. Please meet some of them, with more to come, pictured below in all their glory. (I did not tell my own dog, Petey, about this … Continue reading Dogs of Destiny
That dapper little gentleman to the left is our dog, Petey. Petey is almost fourteen, and every day he wears a bandanna from his large collection. He loves pig ears. He will wade with great caution into the lake if he can a) see the bottom clearly and b) only up to his chest, at … Continue reading Send me photos of your dogs and their toys!
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