Abby Sunshine

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers Lots of smiles. These two are yukking it up with Maren. Maren is busy, trying to keep up with the book orders and signing. Did we catch Valerie in mid-conversation or is that a yawn???

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers The salmon turned out to be a popular choice among guests. It looks like this guest may be attempting to grab the salmon with his hand? Hmm. . . All the while, I just keep on signing, oblivious to the food- for now anyway. It was fun to get in [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers The spread was wonderful. It was difficult to decide what to eat! I got to greet guests and visit with numerous people that I hadn’t seen for quite awhile. Smiling guests read the story for the first time.

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers Valerie is busy with last minute details before the party gets started. So much to do, so little time. She looks very calm, cool and collected, though. Wouldn’t you say? Grace, Renae and Kirk sample the delicacies as final preparations are made. The guests will arrive soon!

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers You go for a run, of course. The faster the better. . .

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers It is time to get out and celebrate the new book. We were lucky enough to get a party scheduled less than two weeks after the book was finished. . .much planning and manydetails to consider. . . Many “Friends of Abby Sunshine” have worked hard to kick-off this big [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers It was a treat to see the Ramsey2nd graders once again. They were hoping Abby Sunshine was along again, but today she stayed at home. I was lucky enough to read to all four classrooms, one right after another! A special treat in Mrs. Erickson’s room was that two of [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers Abby has discovered a cool place to hide on a warm day. It’s a good thing she is just sitting in this hosta garden because I heard somewhere that hostas are one of those plants you do not want your dog to eat. I could not find this specific information [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever It was really special to return to Kenwood to read A Day with Abby Sunshine the students at Kenwood. This class had collated a class book of the creative ideas they had for teaching Abby new tricks! Next I dashed back to Meadowbrook to read to another section of 4th [...]

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers Once again, I was inspired by 4th graders at Meadowbrook. It was such a good time to read with them. When conversing with the first classroom, we went off on a tangent, talking about dogs running–or shall I say trying to run on slippery surfaces. Some students recalled their dogs [...]