Uh-oh, she caught me! -- My dog, Inky, on my quilt.

Theo and Inky on their own bed at the bookstore. They're pouting a little because there are no humans to nudge.

DOGS ON THE BED


Do you let your dogs sleep on the bed, even though you swore you'd never let them up there, or someone made you promise not to? Come on, admit it. Even though those furry critters take up waaaay too much space, dig their feet into your ribs or lollop their big heads on your shins so you can't move, you just can't resist them. Neither can I.

After one particularly hazardous night when my two small spaniels just about pushed me off the bed with their stretching, I had to write them a little story/​poem/​song of love and annoyance.

The result was a rhyming, rompy picture book called, DOGS ON THE BED, coming from Candlewick Press in Fall 2008, illustrated by the marvelous artist, Anne Wilsdorf.

We'd bet the dog fanatics in your life will relate to this one!

My Books

Picture Books
MY FATHER THE DOG
A young girl is convinced that her well-loved father is not so much man as man's (or in this case, kid's) best friend.
DOGS ON THE BED
Family dogs create chaos once bedtime rolls around.
HOW DO YOU WOKKA-WOKKA?
A young boy gathers his neighbors together for a surprise celebration.
Work in Progress
The Flying Pig Bookstore
The Flying Pig is my bookstore in Vermont.