Lea Beall
I have always loved reading animal stories from "Peter Rabbit" to Hank the Cowdog to James Herriot's Veterinarian stories. I like movies like The Incredible Journey where the animals are the characters.
A recent, five year illness caused me to spend some time writing. I felt my children needed more of me as I was bed-ridden most days. Writing funny stories about our dog Patches, who kept me company, allowed me an opportunity to share something happy with my children.
I decided to write a story with Patches as the narrator. I thought my kids would enjoy reading about their own dog and I included the kids in the stories. They loved it so I wrote more stories and drew some illustrations for them. Patches does love odors and frequently comes home stinky which we all think is funny. So most of the story about THE STINKAROO DOG is true. Some of Patches adventures are real, some part real, and some totally fiction! My kids and our dogs and pets offer me plenty of material. We live on acreage in the Tennessee hills, so we are always experiencing something new. I do have some kids who are budding comedians and wits (or they think so), but kids say the funniest things anyway. They keep me laughing and are happy to offer me ideas if I run dry.
A recent, five year illness caused me to spend some time writing. I felt my children needed more of me as I was bed-ridden most days. Writing funny stories about our dog Patches, who kept me company, allowed me an opportunity to share something happy with my children.
I decided to write a story with Patches as the narrator. I thought my kids would enjoy reading about their own dog and I included the kids in the stories. They loved it so I wrote more stories and drew some illustrations for them. Patches does love odors and frequently comes home stinky which we all think is funny. So most of the story about THE STINKAROO DOG is true. Some of Patches adventures are real, some part real, and some totally fiction! My kids and our dogs and pets offer me plenty of material. We live on acreage in the Tennessee hills, so we are always experiencing something new. I do have some kids who are budding comedians and wits (or they think so), but kids say the funniest things anyway. They keep me laughing and are happy to offer me ideas if I run dry.
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