A Newfoundland Puppy
- Publisher
- Flanker Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2024
- Category
- Dogs
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- k to 7
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781774571835
- Publish Date
- May 2024
- List Price
- $18.95
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Description
Lucky, an adorable Newfoundland puppy, is about to embark on the first big adventure of his young life—getting to know his newly adoptive family and making himself at home on their farm. Join Lucky as he follows Rebecca and Alex, the two family children, as they not only help take care of the farm’s crops and animals, but find ways to have fun together. All three discover new things about their world and themselves in this sweet tale about bonding and growing up.
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About the authors
Samantha Baker grew up with a great love for the arts and has always enjoyed singing, playing the piano, drawing, and, most of all, writing. She studied linguistics and psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in 2013. Upon graduating, she received the Michael Staveley Award for maintaining Dean’s List status every year of her program. Samantha later returned to Memorial University, where she completed her Bachelor of Education in 2016. She has since worked as a substitute teacher and as an adult basic education instructor at Keyin College, where she primarily taught English language arts. Today she works with The Rooms as part of the Programming and Public Engagement division. In her spare time, Samantha enjoys reading, cooking, taking walks around local parks, and spending time with her loved ones.
Dawn Baker has been a visual artist and children’s writer since 1992. A graduate of Memorial University with a Bachelor of Education and a certificate in library studies, she served on the board of directors of The Rooms from 2006 until 2019. In 2015, Dawn served as juror for the Governor General’s Literary Awards and toured Ontario as part of the TD Canadian Children’s Book Week. In 2021–2022, she served as a junior visual art adjudicator for the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards. Dawn has written and/or illustrated thirteen books with Flanker Press.
