Dog At The Gate Book
The Dog at the Gate – International Best Seller!
We are beyond excited to announce that The Dog at the Gate book is now an international best seller on Amazon in the following categories! #1 in Children’s Adoption Books #1 in Children’s Intermediate Readers Books #1 in Children’s Blended Families Books #1 in Children’s Children’s Coming of Age Fantasy Books
Read MoreHumane Education Through Storytelling: The Pups & Purrs Children’s Book Series–Part Three
In our final segment, let’s tie up the two previous segments featured in this blog post, their importance, and how books can bring us the tools to reach out to middle grade children as they approach their individual “coming-of-age” challenges. In Part One we learned: “Coming-of-age” books try to address emotional and social challenges that…
Read MoreNational Book Tour–Stop #2
Join me today on the second stop on my virtual book tour! My reviewer said: “I recommend this series to all parents. This series or any of the individual books would be great Christmas presents for a teacher or a library.” Read more at: http://myjourneyback-thejourneyback.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-dog-at-gate-by-sunny-weber-i-read.html All my books are available on Amazon.
Read MoreWhy I Wrote the Pups & Purrs Children’s Humane Education Book Series
Coming-of-age books try to address emotional and social challenges that all children face. Children are buffeted in overwhelming directions during their formative years. There are so many options and expectations from society that often children founder in trying to discern how grow up to be the best they can be. Despite supportive adults, some children…
Read MoreWhat Do Book Awards Really Mean?
Public acknowledgement for one’s work is every author’s dream. Perhaps even more important than sales, is the validation by one’s “superiors” (judges) for your talent, creativity, and mastery of craft. Being rewarded for the sleepless nights, hours and hours of work, and the painful launching of your literary child into the world, makes all the…
Read MoreTwo New Book Awards For The Dog at the Gate: How a Throwaway Dog Becomes Special
My middle-grade book, The Dog at the Gate: How a Throwaway Dog Becomes Special won two Bronze Medals at the 2018 Colorado Independent Publishers (CIPA) EVVY Book Awards! I took these honors to mean that our messages and themes in the book resonated with the judges. Max, the Australian Shepherd protagonist and narrator, experiences what…
Read MoreDiscussion Guide for The Dog At The Gate
Introduction to The Dog at the Gate: How a Throwaway Dog Becomes Special Discussion Guide The Dog at the Gate: How a Throwaway Dog Becomes Special is an elementary introduction to the “Hero’s Journey” narrative style that has been passed down for thousands of years, transcending cultures, religions, and spoken/written record-keeping through drama, storytelling, myth,…
Read MoreStory Behind The Story – The Dog At The Gate
Why I Wrote Dog at the Gate: How a Throwaway Dog Becomes Special Christmas Eve Day 1999, my beloved Australian Shepherd died in my arms. I was left, with my other pets, to grieve his loss. The more I thought about his unique life and death, the more I saw the gifts he gave me.…
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