Rosemary Wells is a well known children's author. One of her more popular series is Ruby and Max. Ruby and Max is a series about a brother and sister bunny. It has been made into a PBS series.
But Rosemary Wells does other series books as well. One of her lesser known but charming books is a series about a West Highland terrier named McDuff.
The first book in the series is called "McDuff Moves In". McDuff is a stray, riding in the dogcatchers truck one night when he manages to escape. He wanders around looking for a place to stay but is frightened by the wildlife. Eventually he makes his way to Fred and Lucy's house. Fred and Lucy take him in, feed him, bathe him and ultimately decide to keep him.
The book was such a hit that Rosemary Wells continued the series for nine books to date. Each one is as charming as the next.
Children from ages 2 and up will enjoy the McDuff series. But even adults can enjoy the adventures of the beautiful West Highland Terrier. The well written stories help the reader to see adventures from a dog's point of view rather than a human. The Illustrations are beautiful, detailed and realistic. The iillustrator, Susan Jeffers, is a well known Caldecott winner, who had illustrated many years. She and Rosemary Wells are well matched in this series, both adding their special touch to McDuff.
Whether you read this story to your children, or enjoy it for yourself, McDuff will make your day!
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