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Deanie Humphrys-Dunne

Deanie Humphrys-Dunne

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Deanie is a children's book author with 4 books published: Tails of Sweetbrier, winner of the silver medal in the Feathered Quill Book Awards,Charlie the Horse, Charlene the Star and Charlene the Star and Hattie's Heroes. Tails of Sweetbrier has also just been selected as a finalist in the CLIPP Awards.Deanie specializes in books with positive messages for children. All of my books are beautifully illustrated by my sister, Holly Humphrys-Bajaj.

She's  a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature. She's been featured on several author websites. You can visit her website to find out more: www.childrensbookswithlifelessons.com.  Her  website has inspiring stories about amazing kids. You can also download a free chapter of her  book there. She's been interviewed by Don McCauley on www.theauthorshow.com about my award-winning book, Tails of Sweetbrier. You can listen by going to their site and clicking on Tails of Sweetbrier in the non-fiction section.

Murdo

Murdo

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<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding &quot;No&quot;; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>

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