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To find a book that parents will want to read to their children is extraordinary. Children's literacy is really about family literacy. That is the contribution of Murphy Dog Bedtime Story. This book will encourage families to read, to share the joy and magic of reading together.

Murphy Dog Bedtime Story is rhythmic, light, energetic, and fun. And don't underestimate that fun part. That fun will help to internalize the joy of reading--a step toward maintaining reading as a lifelong and intrinsically interesting activity.

Illustrator Dianne Lynn has a terrific eye for detail. The watercolors in this book will delight any child. You can almost feel Murphy Dog through the pages of the book.

While the book communicates the love between Murphy Dog and the children, it also clearly conveys the love that the author holds for Murphy Dog. The book is to encourage reading. However, the ancillary message about the esteem in which we hold our animals, and the incorporation of animals into our families, is a poignant aspect of this story. There are plenty of books about animals, but few convey such depth of affection that pet lovers will be able to appreciate.

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I have enjoyed it with my children.

Mary Turner DePalma, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

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About the Author - Top

Christian Sidle lives in upstate New York. He has worked in various aspects of education and youth programming for the last decade.

Christian says that discipline coupled with kindness is the most effective formula for success when teaching children of all ages. He believes that learning is both a "quiet thing" and an interactive process. He believes that adults help children the most when they teach the necessary skills while being aware of the world perspective of each child.

Murphy Dog became a book character to give children an interesting and fun way to improve their reading. Christian recommends that these books be read aloud as much as possible. Murphy Dog Bedtime Story is the first book in the series. Christian is currently writing more Murphy Dog books, as well as completing two novels.

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Dianne Lynn is an artist and teacher. She studied illustration at Syracuse University. Since earning her Master of Fine Arts Degree, she has been teaching art in a local high school and painting portraits. Illustrating the Murphy Dog book has helped Dianne see dogs in a new light...how smart they are, how trusting, and above all, how much fun they have.

A cute, fun, enjoyable storybook. The wonderful rhyming words give Murphy Dog a life of his own inside this book, and Dianne Lynn's beautiful paintings add just the right touch. Adults and children, young and old, will be charmed by this soon-to-be classic. - Maria Brackin, 3rd Grader, Montessori School

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