Gold Stars for Penny

If I may toot Penny's horn for a moment, "Penny Possible" has received 24 5-Star Reviews on Amazon. I am grateful for and humbled by the response to Penny's book. Last month, I was able to donate over $1,000 to Warrior Canine Connection based on sales of "Penny Possible."

Here are a few comments from people who have bought the book:
"It's a great book for kids too! After ordering one for me, I ordered one for my great niece!"
"It's a beautiful little book."
"Buying this to have on hand to send to my daughter a couple of weeks after she goes away to college this summer."

If you've already bought a copy or two, thank you! If you'd like to buy a copy, click here. Either way, please tell all your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers about Penny and her book.

Coming up next...A Million Sticky Kisses, The Story of a Gringa Teacher in Chile.

Penny Possible Premiers!

Like dogs?
Got kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, neighbors who like dogs? Are you a kid at heart?
Want to help support returning veterans?

If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, please consider buying my first-ever book, "Penny Possible."

"Penny Possible" is a picture book which tells the story of a service dog during her two years of training. Penny, a Golden retriever, is a real dog who is now in her "forever home" with her Iraq war veteran. She was bred and trained by Warrior Canine Connection, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that trains Golden and Labrador retrievers to be service dogs to wounded veterans.

An overnight success (it literally just went live on Amazon yesterday), "Penny Possible" is among Amazon's "Hot New Releases."

I will be donating the profits from "Penny Possible" to Warrior Canine Connection to help with their mission of reconnecting disabled veterans to their families, jobs, and communities. If you would like more information about Warrior Canine Connection, please visit their website.

If you'd like to purchase a copy of "Penny Possible," please visit Amazon.com.

Thanks for your support. It's all possible. Woop, woop!

Penny Possible

Coming to Amazon very, very soon. "Penny Possible," the true adventures of a future service dog. The true story of Penny, the Golden Retriever, destined to be a service dog to a wounded veteran. All profits from the sale of "Penny Possible" will be donated to Warrior Canine Connection.

Dog lovers, Golden Retriever fans, supporters of veterans, people with kids and grandkids, this book is for you!

Checking in

It's been pretty quiet around here lately. I haven't blogged in a long time and I could blame it on laziness, but that's not strictly true. It's more from feeling a bit disillusioned and disappointed.

If you've been reading this blog for awhile, you know that the school in Santiago, Chile, where I volunteered last year was sold. Try as I might, I did not find a new school to volunteer in this year. Rather than sit idle and stew about it, I decided to do something that I'd been talking about doing for a long time.

I returned to the US and have been busy compiling the stories of my first visits to Chile to be a volunteer. My book will soon be published under the title, "A Million Sticky Kisses." It will be available as an ebook as well as a print version.

I will also be publishing a children's book based on the adventures of Penny, a Golden Retriever, who recently "graduated" as a service dog. It will be titled, "Penny Possible" and the proceeds from sales of it will be donated to Warrior Canine Connection. Details will be posted here once these books are ready for purchase.

Ironically, just after I'd bought my airline ticket to return to the US, I was introduced to a friend-of-a-friend who is director of a school in Chile. I visited there before I left and I think it might be a volunteer possibility for next year. Time, that pesky enemy of the impatient, will tell.