A heart-warming story for children, this is a tale of friendship,
bravery and kindness. Lily, a Golden Retriever, finds toy Doggie lost
and alone under a hedge. Trying to find Doggie's owner, Lily's human
mummy, Anne, ties Doggie to a lamppost where, she hopes, his owner will
see him. But Doggie waits unclaimed for days. He is even bullied on the
lamppost. He finds some of the night time animals who visit him on the
lamppost frightening, until they begin to help him feel loved. After
Anne takes Doggie off the lamppost and into her home with Lily and and
her mum, Pilot, he has such amazing adventures that he finds himself the
star attraction at school, when he joins Lily for her Pets As Therapy
Read2Dogs assignments. For his compassionate part in helping animals
have lives that matter, he quickly becomes a media celebrity, and is
even rewarded by royalty at Buckingham Palace. Many characters and
events in Doggie's story are real, inspired by a real event with the
author's own dog Lily, who is a Pets as Therapy dog. Charming, original
illustrations by the author seamlessly blend reality and fantasy.
Doggie's story, with Lily, Pilot and Anne, shows the value of love and
friendship.