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A New Family at Puddleduck Farm Blog Tour

ABOUT THE BOOK

A New Family at  Puddleduck Farm

Are there enough hours in the day for everyone to find their happy place?

Phoebe Dashwood and Sam Hendrie welcome their beautiful baby daughter into their already busy lives. With motherhood now top of Phoebe’s to-do list alongside being a vet, and running an animal sanctuary there’s no time for day dreaming.

As Phoebe battles sleepless nights, extra challenges arise in the shape of abandoned African Pygmy Hedgehogs, stolen cats, and a worrying trend to keep wildlife as pets.

Meanwhile, Sam is selflessly left holding a baby and when a familiar face from the past returns old feelings are tested. With so many plates spinning Sam worries something may get broken – he just hopes it won’t be their relationship.

Can parenthood, a relationship, and a professional life be successfully juggled and is it really ever possible to have it all?

Purchase Link – https://mybook.to/ANewFamily

MY THOUGHTS

This is one series I could never get tired of. I’ve read all of the books in it and always eagerly look forward to the next.
The characters are so easily relatable, realistic but not overbearing. You can see yourself in the circumstances.
With a new baby sleepless nights are inevitable. I can so relate to this, most often this stage doesn’t last all too long before they are onto the next fun stage.
The challenge of motherhood, keeping up with her animal sanctuary and so many other things that have fallen into her lap has Phoebe Dashwood feeling tired and more than a little vulnerable.
Phoebe’s partner, Sam Hendrie is such a help to Phoebe spending a lot of time with their little one while Phobe tries to do it all including taking back her professional life. Sam is happy to do it, but it has come at a cost to him as he’s had to give up some things that are near and dear to him.
With the harried parents doing their best we also throw into the mix trying to solve the case of stolen cats, backyard breeders and those who think taming wildlife as pets are okay.
The writer really touches on a lot of tough animal related topics that I totally agree with and I’m so happy to see them included in this book to bring about more awareness to others.
I love this series, the relatable characters, the gorgeous setting and the inclusion of the animals.
Write on, I’ll be reading!

I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.

Author Bio –

Della Galton is the bestselling author of several romantic comedies set around the Dorset beaches and the beautiful New Forest. Her stories feature strong female friendship, quirky characters and very often the animals she loves. When she is not writing she enjoys walking her dogs around the beautiful Dorset countryside.

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Midnight at the Shelter -A middle school read

304 pages grade level 3-7 Quill Tree Books publisher Nov 1,2022 publish date

ABOUT THE BOOK

Written with a distinctively doggy voice, great humor, and plenty of heart, this novel from acclaimed author Nanci Turner Steveson is a perfect pick for readers looking for a touching animal story in the vein of Because of Winn-Dixie or Marley & Me.

Rescue dog MahDi is happy helping his human partner, “MomDoc,” with the important work at her vet clinic and the local animal shelter. The two of them make a good team, caring for the town’s pets and matchmaking rescue animals with the families who need them.

When the shelter is suddenly down a staff member, the animals have to deal with a new caretaker: Huck, an unpleasant man who seems to have no problem threatening the animals he’s supposed to care for. As more dogs crowd into the shelter than are going to new homes, MahDi begins to worry that if MomDoc isn’t around, there is no telling what Huck might do.

With three perfectly good legs, the heart of a true leader, and his pack mates by his side, MahDi is willing to risk everything to save his shelter-friends from an uncertain future.

MY THOUGHTS

Midnight at the shelter has a distinctive doggy voice. This is a middle school age chapter book. Told from the voice of our main character a dog. The dog is owned by a vet and before this the three-legged dog had not had a good life.

A town stray, he was captured along with his other doggy friends and thrown in a truck, the truck is in an accident, and he is the only survivor but loses a leg in the process. The vet who cares for him adopts him. The vet gives medical care to the animals in the shelter so they can be adopted.

The dog tells the story of some of the animals in the shelter waiting to be adopted. The book is really hard to read as it describes the depression the animals have for being at the shelter for so long and the abuse and neglect, they have had before they came to the shelter.

Though it’s sad it’s also realistic and this is why I think it’s a good thing for children to read. Maybe after reading this, children will think not to abuse an animal because they have feelings too and animals not being treated right have long term consequences from abuse and neglect sometimes to never recover.

I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nanci Turner Steveson grew up with a book in one hand, the reins of a pony in the other. She wrote her first “novel” at age nine about a wild horse named Liberty. Nanci is a member of Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and is on the Board of Directors of the Jackson Hole Writers Conference. She is a theatre stage manager, Teen Creative Writing Instructor at the Teton County Library, and reading fairy to book hungry children. The mother of two grown sons, Nanci lives in a historic meadow cabin in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with assorted horses and dogs. She is dedicated to getting books into the hands of the homeless through her Literacy for Hope Project. Nanci is represented by Al Zuckerman, the founder of Writers House, LLC, and can also be reached through her web site at http://www.nanciturnersteveson.com

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Daily Prompt Mon 12

If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why?

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I would make a law that all dogs and cats kept as pets have to be spayed and neutered to end animal suffering. Animal mills for breeding and animal hoarding would not exist.

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Bellevue officer rescues ducklings from storm drain

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Bellevue Police shared video of an officer rescuing ducklings that fell into a storm drain Sunday afternoon.

According to police, a mama duck and her ducklings were marching through Downtown Park, when the little ones slipped through the grating of a storm drain and landed in the muck underground. A bike patrol officer in the neighborhood popped the lid off and started pulling ducks back up to the surface.

The mama duck is seen in the video pacing nervously and quacking while she waits for her kids to come back.

In all, the officer rescued nine ducklings, who police say likely went to the pond to take a much-needed bath!

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Spotlighting a member’s book-Vegan All In All: Everything You Need to Know About Veganism by Susana Cabaço (Author), Dimitar Dimitrov (Author) 

print length 174 pages publish date April 6, 2023

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About The Book

Vegan All In All is the most comprehensive book ever written about veganism with very insightful information and useful suggestions for both newbies and long-time vegans.
This book offers facts, reasons and other details why veganism is important, including meaningful considerations for personal health, for animal welfare, for planet Earth and for spirituality. The ins and outs of human nutrition with emphasis on healthy vegan food choices are explained thoroughly in a reader friendly way. Aspects of veganism and spirituality are addressed profoundly as never before.
Vegan All In All includes also useful tips and tricks for the vegan diet and lifestyle, along with an extensive list of plant foods and their nutritional benefits for human health. Interesting stories and inspiring words from great people of our history that relate meaningful to veganism are presented in a fascinating and unique way.
All you need to know to facilitate and empower the vegan way of living, from deep philosophical questions of ethics and moral to practical, everyday aspects of the vegan lifestyle, in one book.

Definitely, the ultimate guide for the vegan lifestyle.

About The Author

Susana Cabaço, PhD is a biologist graduated from the University of Algarve (Portugal) who worked for many years in scientific research on Ecology, and a mystic who, for decades, has been journeying the paths of spirituality. Love for nature and spirit led her naturally towards veganism. The experience and know-how acquired through decades develop into the desire of creating a comprehensive book on veganism under a holistic perspective – Vegan All In All: Everything You Need to Know About Veganism is definitely the ultimate guide for the vegan lifestyle.

Thank you for stopping in today. I was not given a copy of this book for promotional purposes. I am doing a book spotlight on this because it’s a lifestyle I believe in.