Two new, heart-warming books about extraordinary pets & their companions - perfect for the holidays
November 13, 2012 • Product Reviews
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FIDO loves these new, heart-warming books about extraordinary pets and their companions and you will too!
And we will award a copy of each of these wonderful books to one lucky FIDO fan – just let us know what YOUR FIDO is thankful for, this holiday season? Make sure to send your submission from YOUR DOG’S point of view - whether it’s sitting by the dinner table at Thanksgiving with the family, or wearing their annual Turkey Gobble dog collar, we want to know WHAT FIDO is thankful for and looking forward to this Thanksgiving!
Send submissions to contest@fidofriendly.com (put THANKFUL FIDO in the subject line) – Submissions accepted starting NOW, until midnight November 26, 2012. Random winner will be announced the following week!
BUDDY: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man by longtime Boston Globe columnist Brian McGrory (On Sale November 13, 2012) is a hilarious and heartwarming account of finding love in the second chapter. Buddy is about discovering what’s missing in life later in life and in committed bachelor Brian’s case, this meant a wonderful woman who happened to come with two young daughters and all sorts of other accessories, most notably a pet rooster that arrived via a grammar school science project and then never left. Buddy, the rooster, loves the kids and Pam (the wonderful woman), but absolutely despises Brian and everything that he represents. In the end, though, it’s not a story about a foil, but a guide in Brian’s new life of family and commitment after a painful divorce and the tragic loss of his longtime canine companion. With luminous writing and expert comic timing, McGrory brings to life a classic story of love, acceptance, and change as one man’s nemesis rooster becomes his madcap mentor.
“A book that makes us laugh and cry is precious…I know well that animals can change the lives of men, open them up, appear mysteriously as magical helpers as they sort out their lives, make us better and more loving men. That's what Buddy did for Brian McGrory. Anyone who has ever loved an animal will want to go on this journey.”
–Jon Katz, author of Going Home, A Dog Year, and Dancing Dogs
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A CHRISTMAS HOME by Greg Kincaid, the New York Times bestselling author of the beloved A Dog Named Christmas and its prequel Christmas with Tucker, is a heart-warming, holiday story of love and the unbreakable bond between a young man with developmental disabilities and his dog.
Todd McCray, hero of A Dog Named Christmas, as well as the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie hit,is now twenty-four years old and working at a local animal shelter, where he meets and quickly becomes best friends with Laura, a young volunteer. Life seems good for Todd, but all is not well in his hometown. Struggling families unable to make ends meet are abandoning more and more dogs and the shelter is swelling to capacity. Local governments are struggling to meet their obligations too, and in early December, on the cusp of another holiday season, Todd’s boss breaks the bad news. Due to funding problems, the shelter will close its doors before the end of the year. But what will happen to all the animals and where will Todd work? What will happen to his emerging relationship with Laura?
With the same reverence for classic storytelling tradition that distinguishes his last two tales, Kincaid’s A CHRISTMAS HOME (On Sale NOW!) is a charming fireside read and sure to be another holiday classic.
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