"Waggin' Tales" is a cooperative effort between Amy Rowen and her nine-year old niece, Tyla Marie Rowen.

Amy had the all-American childhood, and the consistency of dogs in her family prevails in her memories. Tyla Marie Rowen is carrying on the family tradition in appreciation and affection for dogs.

Together they have created an enchanting story, written from the narrative perspective of the family dog, Julie. "Waggin' Tales" helps children deal with issues of growing up, such as non-traditional family environments, resistance to rules, the loss of loved ones, the injustice of discrimination, and the values of fun as well as work. Skill-building reading retention and grammar exercises can be found at the end of each chapter, and a vocabulary listing at the end of the book defines and expands knowledge. A wonderful story that will be read, shared, and hopefully, handed down for generations to come.

"Waggin' Tails" is an enchanting story that was written from the narrative perspective of the authors' yellow Labrador Retriever, Julie.

Contemporary youths and puppies share similar attitudes in learning and growing up, since they both may face non-traditional family environments, resistance to rules, the loss of loved ones, the injustice of discrimination, and the values of fun AND work. This wonderful story, set in the context of a new puppy learning to get along in her new home, demonstrates positive approaches to many of life's growing pains. Skill-building reading retention and grammar exercises can be found at the end of each chapter. Every child's learning curve is different, therefore a section of vocabulary is included in the back of the book as well.

A comical, reality based novel about an altruistic woman who opts to be a bail bonds agent in order to impose her ideals of life on the dregs of society. Before Dale Davis is able to rehabilitate her first criminal client she learns that she has inadvertantly become one herself on account of her employers connection to the mob. Dale's struggle with her initial naive goals and her eventual fight to be free from the mob is a comical sketch written by the woman who actually lived through it.

"Waggin' Tales" is a cooperative effort between Amy Rowen and her nine-year old niece, Tyla Marie Rowen.

Amy had the all-American childhood, and the consistency of dogs in her family prevails in her memories. Tyla Marie Rowen is carrying on the family tradition in appreciation and affection for dogs.

Together they have created an enchanting story, written from the narrative perspective of the family dog, Julie. "Waggin' Tales" helps children deal with issues of growing up, such as non-traditional family environments, resistance to rules, the loss of loved ones, the injustice of discrimination, and the values of fun as well as work. Skill-building reading retention and grammar exercises can be found at the end of each chapter, and a vocabulary listing at the end of the book defines and expands knowledge. A wonderful story that will be read, shared, and hopefully, handed down for generations to come.

"Waggin' Tails" is an enchanting story that was written from the narrative perspective of the authors' yellow Labrador Retriever, Julie.

Contemporary youths and puppies share similar attitudes in learning and growing up, since they both may face non-traditional family environments, resistance to rules, the loss of loved ones, the injustice of discrimination, and the values of fun AND work. This wonderful story, set in the context of a new puppy learning to get along in her new home, demonstrates positive approaches to many of life's growing pains. Skill-building reading retention and grammar exercises can be found at the end of each chapter. Every child's learning curve is different, therefore a section of vocabulary is included in the back of the book as well.