Bark! Bark!
Penny and Rio are celebrating their SECOND Mom’s Choice Award for Excellence in Family Friendly Media.
Their second book, Penny and Rio: The Locked Doghouse Mystery WON a Silver Award for Juvenile Fiction- Early Reader
Penny and Rio: The Locked Doghouse Mystery is a recipient of the prestigious family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times Best-Selling Author; LeAnn Thieman, Motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books; Tara Paterson, Certified look for the Mom s Choice Awards seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families. This book/product has been honored by this distinguished award

Penny and Rio are celebrating their Mom’s Choice Award for Excellence in Family Friendly Media.
Their first book, Penny and Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting WON a Silver Award for Juvenile Fiction- Early Reader
Penny and Rio: The Mysterious Backyard Meeting is a recipient of the prestigious family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times Best-Selling Author; LeAnn Thieman, Motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books; Tara Paterson, Certified look for the Mom s Choice Awards seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families. This book/product has been honored by this distinguished award.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO JENNIFER
FOR PLACING 2ND IN THE FWA’S
ROYAL PALM LITERARY AWARDS
PUBLISHED CHILDREN’S BOOK CATEGORY

…become a favorite to any child, especially those with pets. With wonderfully illustrated pictures of the duo’s adventure, it is a great book to encourage reading. Children will enjoy following this mystery as the two dogs discover the true reason for the meeting. Dove awards the Dove “Family-Approved” Seal for all ages to this wonderful book.”
The Dove Foundation, April 2009
www.dove.org
Penny and Rio are going GLOBAL!! 
Both the first and second Penny and Rio books will be published in Thailand. Look for the Thai version in 2010.

” The cute and lovable dog duo is back with another wonderful tale about their latest mystery. Every reader will enjoy discovering how Penny and Rio along with their new friends solve this new adventure. This is an easy to read and colorful illustrated book that is great for your young readers and pet lovers alike.There is truly a story for everyone. We award the Dove “Family-Approved” Seal for all ages to this charming book.Dove awards the Dove “Family-Approved” Seal for all ages to this wonderful book.”
The Dove Foundation, November 2009
www.dove.org




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