Muffy & Valor: A True Dog Story

“A touching, easy-to-read children's story…based on an actual event pertaining to the author's own dog.” – Stevie Turner, writer

Discover this sweet nonfiction picture book with a Hispanic family that teaches compassion, friendship, trust, and courage (for kids ages 5 – 8, kindergarten – third grade, ESL/ELL/ESOL, especially for children with a fear of dogs).

Muffy is a little dog who loves people; but after a painful injury she is wary of other dogs. Valor is a lost German Shepherd who gets hit by a car. When Muffy’s family brings Valor to their home to recover, no one is sure how Muff will react to this big strange dog. Kids will love this heartwarming story, finding and counting the dogs, and learning online secrets.

#1, True Pet Stories (explore the next book in the series: Horse & Dog Adventures in Early California). Animal lovers’ book with 700 read-aloud words in dyslexic-friendly font by best-selling, award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Agnes’s Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl—don’t miss Beckstrand’s 60 multiracial books), illustrated by Brandon Rodriguez.

LOOK inside! Get this 28-page full-color picture book with big dogs in hard cover, soft cover, or ebook versions (8.5”x8.5”). Free ebooks and classroom lesson plans: KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights © Sept. 2017), and major book distributors. School/homeschool. No AI or CRT. None of our multicultural kids’ books discuss gender or orientation. JNF003060, JNF053060, JNF053050, JNF003170, JNF018030, JNF053220, JNF024070; YNNH1, YNNJ21, YFP; Library of Congress control number: 2017939481, eISBN: 978-1370601592, Hard ISBN: 978-0985398842, Soft ISBN: 978-1479315574