Bully Trouble at the Puppy Park

by JoAnna Pettit-Almasude, JoAnna Pettit-Almasude (Illustrator), Kathryn Jane Shaw Pettit (Editor)

Overview

The Adventures of Lucy and Luke: Meet Lucy and Luke, two sweet little pups who are the best of friends ... most of the time. They are always on the lookout for fun. They find excitement and adventure everywhere, and their quest for adventure sometimes gets them into trouble. Along with their best friend Angel, Luke and Lucy go on daily adventures around the house, in the side yard, and when they go on walks around their neighborhood.

In book one, Bully Trouble at the Puppy Park, Luke and Lucy meet their friends Kayla and Poppy to go to the neighborhood puppy park. As they enjoy themselves and have a lot of fun, little Lucy runs into the mean Bully Gang. Things get tricky when Lucy is cornered and bullied by the group. The book explores how to deal with bullying from a "puppy perspective." This book aims to teach children strategies to deal with challenging bully situations. Stand up for what is right ... even if you stand alone!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935773061
Publisher:	Middle East Publishing
Publication date:	09/15/2022
Series:	The Adventures of Lucy & Luke , #1
Edition description:	Bully Trouble at the Puppy Park ed.
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.09(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Author and Illustrator: JoAnna Pettit-Almasude was born in 1964 in Marietta, Ohio. She has had a passion for art since she began drawing on her family's living room walls at 18 months. So, it was no surprise when she completed her Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and her Master's Degree in Fine Arts from Ohio University many years ago. JoAnna taught painting, drawing/illustration, animation, etc., at the university level for 20 years. Her artwork (paintings, drawings, and bronze sculptures has been exhibited in the USA and internationally for nearly 40 years. JoAnna has a passion for all forms of applied fine and digital arts. However, she has wanted to create illustrated books for children since her childhood ... and her love of children's picture books. She published her first children's book in 2020, My Tamazight (for indigenous Amazigh children). She has a second book for the same market forthcoming.

Editor: Kathryn Jane Shaw Pettit prefers to be called Kay Pettit was born in Marietta, Ohio, in 1942. Kay earned a BS degree in Education (1980) and a Master’s degree in Computers and Technology in Education (1997), both from Ohio University. Kay taught special education at the Marietta School (elementary level) for 27 years. She especially enjoyed helping children learn to read and write, especially with technology in the classroom. Kay feels books that promote building good character are very important, so they are her favorite.