Rick Taft

Shorty the Dreamer Rick Taft

Cute and educational without really teaching anything. This book asks the readers what THEY think. It invites the readers to use their imaginations and expand their vocabularies. A puppy named Shorty gets an online tour of a zoo's website and then takes a nap. She dreams about what she saw but of course she gets it all mixed up. Not just a zany picture book, this is a word game for children of all ages. There is an interactive website at www.shortythedreamer.com where readers can submit their own ideas for the hybrid animal's names in the book. If Shorty thinks the name fits the rules, she will print that name along with the reader's first name and last initial on the website. Then she will email the reader a free printable picture of herself with a personalized, autographed thank you note. Not only that, but readers can also vote for their favorite animal and get an autographed picture of Shorty from a dream she had where she was a naughty little pirate puppy.