Category: News

  • First award! “Faith, the Ugly Dog” book receives “Honorable Mention” in the 2015 Great Northwest Book Festival

    It’s a joyous day! I was informed that “Faith, the Ugly Dog” received an “Honorable Mention” in the children’s book category of the 2015 Great Northwest Book Festival based in Hollywood, California! The first thing I did when I was informed was to look skyward and shout out “You did it!” to my sweet Faith.… Read more

  • Dogs are fans of Faith, the Ugly Dog too!

    I was so excited to see this photo of sweet Kimber enjoying her copy of Faith, the Ugly Dog! Proof that dogs like the book too! I see that she is admiring the page where Buzzardillopossum is flying. Perhaps Kimber wishes that she could fly with Faith on her next adventure? Thanks to my sweet… Read more

  • Fun photos of Faith fans!

    My heart is full of joy! I’m excited to share a few photos of the most important fans of my books—-KIDS! These photos are of happy kids who received a copy of Faith, the Ugly Dog for Christmas! If you email me a photo of your kid with the book, I will be happy to… Read more

  • The first Amazon.com book reviews

    I’m so excited to share my first two book reviews. The first review came from my neighbor’s son who gave the book at big “thumbs up”. He’s read it twice now; once yesterday and then again this morning before school. What could be better than a positive review from a kid? I’m so glad that… Read more

  • Amazon.com “Temporarily out of stock”

    Faith, the Ugly Dog (The Adventures of Buzzardillopossum) Hardcover $9.39$10.99 Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we’ll deliver when available. 5 out of 5 stars 1 Books:See all items For those of you who have visited Amazon.com recently to order copies of the book, please be patient. My distributor is in the process of… Read more

  • First book reviews!

    Faith, the Ugly Dog received two book reviews today. One from my neighbor’s son who has already read it twice and has given it a “thumbs up”. I am so glad that he liked it. A good review from a kid means a lot. The second review came from Amazon.com and was shared by my… Read more

  • My first autograph as a published author

    Today was a very special day. I began the process of autographing and shipping “Faith, the Ugly Dog” books. I took some time to get all of my tools together–black felt pen for signing, black ink stamp pad and dog paw print stamp, USPS boxes, packing tape–before I began the process. I like to be… Read more

  • Faith the Ugly Dog books arrived today!

    December 6, 2014: Yay! So excited that the books finally arrived today–all 1,025 of them! There were a total of 31 boxes on a large pallet that were delivered by Con-way Freight. The driver was so kind. Since I had no room in my garage to store the boxes, he brought them up and sat… Read more

  • Faith ranked #5 in the Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington: Ugliest Dog

    Faith faced some stiff competition in the 2015 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington Ugliest Dog competition. Regardless, she ranked #5 out of 22. I truly believe that there is no such thing as an ugly dog since they are all precious on the inside. However, there are a few out there that are not… Read more

  • Bald spots, crooked teeth and hunchbacks: The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest is back

    From Today.com article: A crop of homely canines are getting ready for the 26th annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest, to be held Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California. Read more here. Read more