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Muffy is a little dog who loves people; but after a painful injury she's wary of other dogs. Valor is a lost German Shepherd who gets hit by a car. When Muffy's family brings Valor to their home to recover, no one is sure how Muff will react to this big strange dog. Discover a sweet nonfiction picture book with a Hispanic family that teaches compassion, friendship, trust, and courage (for kids ages 5 - 8, kindergarten - third grade, especially for children with a fear of dogs). Bedtime peace. Kids will love this heartwarming story, finding and counting the dogs, and learning online SECRETS. ""A touching, easy-to-read children's story...based on an actual event pertaining to the author's own dog."" - Stevie Turner, writer #1, True Pet Stories (explore the next book in the series: Horse & Dog Adventures in Early California). Get this animal lovers' book with 700 words in dyslexic-friendly font by best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl--don't miss his 60 multiracial books), illustrated by Brandon Rodriguez. Get this full-color gratitude book today--plus free ebooks and classroom lesson plans: KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights (c) Sept. 2017), libraries, and major book distributors. LOOK inside! 28-pages, hard/soft/ebook, 8.5""x8.5""; school/homeschool ESL/ELL/ESOL. No AI. No CRT, gender, or orientation spiel--just happy multicultural fun! JNF003060, JNF053060, JNF053050, JNF003170, JNF018030, JNF053220, JNF053100, JNF024070; YNNH1, YNNJ21, YFP; LCCN: 2017939481, (eISBN: 978-1370601592), Hard ISBN: 978-0985398842, Soft ISBN: 978-1479315574

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College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the best-selling author/illustrator of 30+ titles (60 ebooks) with reviews by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, and School Library Journal. Raised in San Jose, California, he has a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in international relations & conflict resolution, and a broadcast and film certificate. Since 2004, he has run Premio Publishing. He's won multiple publishing awards, including a 2025 Global Book Award for nonfiction and a 2016 International Book Award for his Y.A. western, To Swallow the Earth. Beckstrand's mysteries, nonfiction/self-help, and Spanish/bilingual books feature ethnic characters-and usually end with a twist. KidsWorldBooks.com

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