Category: Children Publisher: Merilang Press
ISBN-10: 0955543029
Type: Fiction
Pages: 108
Copyright: 1 July 2007
ISBN-13: 9780955543029
Price: $10.00 (eBook)
The diary of a border collie puppy as he grows up and gets to be a real sheepdog.
An entertaining and informative book for children of any age and also adults who love dogs, especially border collies.
Teifi was a border collie puppywho decided that as his mother had told him it was important to be 'a good sheepdog', he would keep a diary to record his progress towards this puzzling concept and also all the things that happened to him and the other characters with whom he was meanwhile in contact.
The book has many photo illustrations provided by his boss and editor.
Excerpt
Bess was delighted with herself and stood in the middle of the field waving her beautiful plume of a tail and then sat down and said, ‘Wasn’t that good? What shall I do next?’
She is still here and is not going to help one of those farmers. The Boss says she loves Bess but she is getting tired, as Bess is so energetic. Nellie says that means she wants to help people all the time and perhaps the Boss doesn’t always want to be helped.
She added, ‘And I certainly hope they never let her help me again unless she gets some lessons first.’
Somehow I don’t think lessons would help. Bess is always sure she knows best.
Professional Reviews
Second edition of Thereby Hangs a Tail
This edition is identical in text to the coloured one but all pictures are in black and white to keep the cost down. It is printed by Lightening Source and Teifi dog insisted on human hands doing the formatting. Couldn't get his brain round computing.
This second book in Edie's 'Puddle' series is filled with wonderful catchy rhyming poems that have positive nostalgic messages. Her whimsical illustrations carry the poems along on ripples of warm vibrant colours.
