Critics Herald New Book as Best in Show Among First Dog Books
August 15, 2010 in Books, Pets
First Dog of 1600 Pooch’lvania Avenue: My First Year in Arf Arf Office!, a book about the First Family’s dog, Bo, is now on Internet bookshelves everywhere. Written by Ron Grant and Ron Ovadia with illustrations by Dave Garbot, First Dog contains hilarious and heartwarming illustrations and text that will have readers, young (6 to 10) and old, howling with joy. It shows that education and imagination go hand in paw.
The book follows the adventures of Bo from the kennel to the White House, where he discovers a magical relationship with the First Family’s two girls, complete with super-slurpy kisses he gives them to the love they show him. The story reveals that Bo, beyond sniffing his way through the White House, also has a nose for politics. He uses his (nonpartisan) political insight to rekindle animal rights and rescue, create doggy health and jobs programs, and thwart puppy mills. Bo holds a press conference, recites his own doggy version of the Gettysburg Address, and even pens his own Animal Bill of Rights. The story of a less fortunate pup that becomes First Dog symbolizes the spirit of hope that can encourage young readers to follow their own dreams.
First Dog of 1600 Pooch’lvania Avenue: My First Year in Arf Arf Office! is available at Amazon.com, Amazon’s Kindle, the iPad with a Kindle App, and BarnesandNoble.com. Order your copy now—for your grandkids, any other kids who might enjoy an inside look at the White House, or just for the child in you—and see what everybody’s barking about.
10% of the book’s net profits will be donated to animal rights and rescue organizations.
