"You brought me home and gave
me many toys, a leash, a bed ...
three tennis balls, a collar,
and a bowl to keep me fed."
In this debut storybook, readers meet Dog, who offers to share his life's story. Luckily, he is now in a place where he can do so with great happiness. It didn't start out that way. He begins by sharing that his life, at one time, was filled with loneliness, hunger, and a long search for better place ... a real home.
By using a first-person narrative, Michael Relth ensures a strong and sympathetic connection between the reader and the story's narrator. They will be pleased when they learn that a pair of kind and caring officers find him, and take him to a shelter. It provides food, and companions. It is not his dream.
When a little girl finds and chooses him, he finally has a true friend and a place to live. She provides all that Dog needs, including etiquette rules. His drawings of that learning curve provide laughter and much enjoyment. As his story continues, so does the relationship grow and change. It's perfect for both.
" ... that the reason
life has been
so sweet ...
... is because we are
family."
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