Amazon Epic Publishing Co. Category:  Children Publisher: Epic Publishing Co. ISBN-10:  0967402573 Type: Fiction Pages: 35 Copyright: 3rd Ed. June 6, 1999 ISBN-13: 9780967402574 A deliightful story parable about an old man and his aging hound - Santa Claus and his old mongrel hound. This is a wonderful Christmas story written in verse. The message of the story can  change a persons life. It is not a religious story, only a story where an old dog teaches us that:           It isn't the color of the hair or the eyes,                  It's the things that you don't see.                      It's the heart that dwells inside~!             Excerpt Why, who still seeks your hand when there's no food that day? When fortune has fled, who still wants to stay" When success is elusive, When life's promises fail, Who remains at your side, No matter the trail" Who sees mas as a king, though a pauper he be? Who never deserts him Though his other friends flee? Courage, compassion - love that's not learned, Measure for measure deserve being returned Man pays tribute to friends in many fine ways, A statue, a plaque, a flowery phrase. But his honors and compliments certainly pale, With the tribute expressed by a hound's wagging tail? Why, it isn't the color of the hair or the eyes. It's things that you don't see, It's the greatness INSIDE! In all of life's blessings no greater I've found, Than the blessings exchanged in the eyes of my hound.

Hollywood Book Festival
Nominated "Best Children's Book of the Year."

Orson Welles
"This is a story everybody should read!"

Midwest Book Review
"From the virtues of loyalty to responsibilities to others, this holds many messages and will be a picture book the entire family can share."