A Lucky Author Has a Dog
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
For every aspiring young author out there, this story of a lucky author (and, of course, her dog!) offers both answers and inspiration!Ever wonder what it's like to be an author?Does she write in a quiet corner somewhere? Or someplace loud and busy? Does she have ideas forty times a day? Or does she sometimes get stuck? And how does her dog make her lucky?New York Times bestselling author Mary Lyn Ray, together with illustrations from Steven Henry (Ella the Elegant Elephant) that are chock full of hidden jokes, answers these questions and more in a story of one writer, her furry friend, and a school visit that brings authors young and old (and dogs!) together.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
An author describes the habits, pitfalls, and quirks of her work, with her scrappy fuzzy dog close at hand. The dog stays nearby when she's writing and joins her for walks past brownstones, cafes, and a bookstore, lovingly depicted in illustrations infused with a sense of calmness. For all Ray's emphasis on the pleasures of having a dog, the book is really about the routines of a writer school visits, idea-gathering, odd hours, etc. It may demystify the writing life for some curious readers, but it's an oddly rambling, inward-looking attempt to do so. Ages 4 8.
