Maverick and Miss Murphy At Rascal’s Rescue Ranch, Nucci Cento – Review
TITLE: Maverick and Miss Murphy
AUTHOR: Nucci Cento
PUBLISHER: Eloquent Books
PUBLICATION DATE: August 26, 2009
PAGES: 48 pages
GENRE: Fiction - Children's
Maverick and Miss Murphy are twin dogs with huge hearts. But this brother and sister aren't quite like most dogs...they both have a cleft palate that makes them look like they have two noses.
Kind-hearted Maverick wants to be friends with the other dogs, but they pick on him because he doesn't fit in. Lucky for Maverick that his protective sister, Miss Murphy, is around to show him why he shouldn't worry about the mean dogs and that he is fine just the way he is! - FROM THE BOOK BACK
ABOUT THE AUTHOR...Author Nucci Cento wrote this story based on her experiences with the real-life Maverick and Miss Murphy, twin Australian Cattle Dog mixes with cleft palates. Maverick and Miss Murphy's adventures will continue on in this new series as they meet other real handicapped animals.
FROM THE BOOK FAERY REVIEWS...Cute and short story about two twin dogs both with a cleft palate. Perfect animal story to read to children to talk about being different from others who make fun in a bad way. My 10 year old daughter is an animal lover who instantly became engrossed in these two different pups and wanted to learn more about their particular birth defect. This also gave us the time to sit together and talk more about bullying and some of the ways people can be different. 3 Stars for a cute read with a good theme.
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January 20th, 2010 - 09:28
This sounds like a book my son would have loved too. I think it’s wonderful since it presents a great topic for discussion with kids.
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