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How to Love Your Pug BY PEPPER HAMILTON
Meet Lisa Blake, local writer and now the author of her new book, How to Love Your Pug - 10 Simple Rules, a book for anyone who loves dogs, especially Pugs. 'How to Love Your Pug' is her first in a series of children's picture books targeted to little ones aged 4 through 6, early readers. This fun-loving reader is about caring for Pugs and learning about all their little nuances and the special ways to love them. The book was crafted together with her son during the height of the Pandemic. "During the beginning of Covid, my son and I were home quite a bit together. He was in kindergarten, and we came up with the idea of writing a book on how to love your pets. We have a pug, Mojo Disco Baggins, that I had adopted a while back, and after talking about all of the amazing adventures we have been on together in the surrounding outdoors, he created the name of the book. We worked together and created the story on how people can love and care for their Pug." Illustrator Nadine Rebrovic had been a colleague of Lisa's from the publishing world who now lives in Breckenridge part-time and is doing pet portraits. Blake reconnected with Nadine on Instagram as the idea of the book began to unfold and asked her to illustrate the publication. After a successful Kickstarter helped to get it off the ground, Lisa released the new edition on Valentine's Day of this past year. "As Covid began to loosen up, we were able to do some readings with Summit County students, local kindergartners, and 1st graders outside. I discovered through the book that I loved this style of reading, writing, and entertaining. I would get some of the funniest questions and responses from the kids." How do you love a Pug? Always have treats, Lots of downward dogs, and well, grab the book to learn the other eight rules. This first book is now part of her new 'How to Love Your Pet' series. Lisa Blake's next book 'How to Love Your Rescue Pup,' will be coming out in late Fall. Look for 'How to Love Your Pug - 10 Simple Rules' in Breckenridge at Peak A Boo Toys or here: www.howtoloveyourpet.com 38
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