Best Review Yet For ALLY-SAURUS AND THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Ally-Saurus & the First Day of School by Richard Torrey is a carefully crafted story about an imaginative young lady who leaves home to attend school for the first time.  Her mother assures her that she will make friends once she gets there, buoyed by this, Ally heads off to school.  She loves dinosaurs and imagines herself as one not only at home but at her new classroom as well.  She greets her teacher as a dinosaur would and eats her lunch as a dino would.... Click here to read the entire review.

TOO COOL TO BRAG. TORREY’S MY DOG, BOB, INTRODUCES KIDS TO A DIFFERENT WAY TO BE GREAT

Quiet dignity is vastly underrated, but it’s a quality shared by those who are truly fortunate to have learned one of the best kept secrets of self-esteem -- that true success isn’t bragging about what you do, but being content to be proud of what you do well. Bob, the uniquely talented four-legged protagonist of Richard Torrey’s new book, My Dog, Bob, doesn’t show off – even though he does know how to cook a gourmet meal and drive a car – he just happily goes along enjoying himself and giving pleasure to those around him....  For the rest of the review, click here

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Two New Books!

In the mail today I received an advanced copy of my next book, MY DOG, BOB (Holiday House) as well as the F & G's (fold and gather) of a book that will be coming out in February. It's called THE ALMOST TERRIBLE PLAYDATE (RandomHouse/Doubleday).  An F & G (which sounds naughty when you say it out loud-try it) is just an unbound version a book.  In other words, it's the cover, endpapers, and interior pages with nothing holding it together.  I'll have more news about both books soon!

First, here is the advanced copy of MY DOG, BOB

And here is the front and back cover of THE ALMOST TERRIBLE PLAYDATE