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LOUISIANA’S WAY HOME by Kate DiCamillo

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Fiction, Middle-Grade

Lovely book we discovered the other day at the Chandler Public Library. LOUISIANA'S WAY HOME by one of our favorite middle-grade authors, Kate DiCamillo, tells the story of Louisiana Elefante, a young girl whose parents have died and who is living with her grandmother. One day, her granny insists…

A Couple More Beautiful Picture Books: LOST IN THE LIBRARY and LADYBUG GIRL AND THE RESCUE DOGS

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Dogs, Fiction, Picture Books

A couple more beautiful picture books I picked up at the recent Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators conference in Arizona. LOST IN THE LIBRARY tells the sweet story of the lions who sit guard in front of the main library in New York. In real life, of course,…

Review of A DOG’S WAY HOME by W. Bruce Cameron

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Dogs, Fiction

e absolutely loved this book, and were so happy to be able to meet W. Bruce Cameron at the Best Friends National Conference over the summer, which is where we got a copy of A Dog's Way Home. Above, our very dog-like cat, Rhea, who is always at my…

Two Lovely Picture Books: RESCUE & JESSICA and BEFORE YOU WERE MINE

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Dogs, Fiction, Picture Books

We bought these beautiful picture books while at the Best Friends National Conference two weeks ago. The first, Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship, written by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes is based on a true story. In the book, Rescue, a service dog, befriends Jessica, a double-amputee. The…

Review of THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON by Kelly Barnhill

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Fiction, Middle-Grade

Normally, I focus on books about or starring animals as main characters, but this middle-grade novel was too brilliant to pass up! And, it has a couple of fantastical animals - a sweet little dragon named Fyrion, and an equally endearing huge swamp creature named Glerk. Both characters stole…

Best Friends Animal Society National Conference 2018!

By TJ June 9, 2020Animal Activism, Animal Rescues, Animal Sanctuaries, Books, Cats, Conferences, Dogs, Fiction, Nonfiction

Note: originally posted July 2018 before this site was updated. Just got back from the Best Friends National Conference and I am so invigorated and inspired and amazed at all the good work being done out there on behalf of animals! It was my first time at this convention…

Review of GOOD DOG by Dan Gemeinhart

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Dogs, Fiction, Middle-Grade

This is a time when I wish I had a good book club for animal lovers because I'd so love to discuss this one with others! GOOD DOG is a middle-grade novel by well-regarded author Dan Gemeinhart. The book begins with Brodie having died and gone to a place…

Review of CHESTER AND GUS by Cammie McGovern

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Dogs, Fiction, Middle-Grade

Absolutely loved this middle-grade novel by Cammie McGovern. Chester, a chocolate lab, has failed his certification as a service dog due to his fear of loud noises, to his mother's dismay. Chester feels badly at displeasing his family so. But his trainer, Penny, says he may still serve as…

Review of JANE DOE by Victoria Helen Stone

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Cats, Fiction

Neither of our silly cats was in the mood to do book poses tonight, so it was sister Sofia to the rescue, even though this book features a cat character :) We got this book as an Advance Reader's Copy at the RT Booklovers Convention in Reno, which we…

Review of WISH ME HOME by Kay Bratt

By TJ June 9, 2020Books, Dogs, Fiction

This kitty seems to be reading a lot of dog books lately! We found this book on Audible - it was an Audible book of the day - and we couldn't remove the ear buds for practically the length of the book. It's about a young woman, Cara, who…