Her entry begins:While No Dogs Allowed! is clearly fiction (kids really cannot turn into dogs), co-author Joanna Cole and I made sure to infuse the book with solid information about dog behavior. I've learned so much from animal behaviorist Patricia McConnell and am now re-reading her invaluable The Other End of the Leash. Her introduction alone is worth the price of the book. Driving home at twilight from a herding dog trial, she sees two dogs...[read on]About the book, from the publisher:
Kate and Lucie are best friends. Kate is neat and Lucie is messy. Kate wakes up early and Lucie loves to sleep in. But both girls love, love, love dogs!Learn more about the book and author at Stephanie Calmenson's website.
Unfortunately, Kate and Lucie live in apartments where dogs are not allowed. Instead of real dogs, they have dog T-shirts, dog sheets and pajamas, and dog books. But nothing is quite the same as having a real dog.
One day, the girls discover sparkly pink dog necklaces at the thrift store and try them on. But when they admire themselves in the mirror and give each other high fives, there is a pop and a whoosh and the girls are turned into dogs! Now it seems like Kate and Lucie won’t need their own pet dogs ... because they’ll be having furry adventures of their own!
Read--Coffee with a Canine: Stephanie Calmenson & Harry.
The Page 69 Test: No Dogs Allowed.
Writers Read: Stephanie Calmenson.
--Marshal Zeringue
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