Betsy Byars, a Newbery Medal winner, and her two daughters, Betsy Duffey and Laurie Myers--both well-known authors of books for young readers--have together written several popular story collections. Betsy Byars lives in South Carolina, and her daughters live in Georgia. Erik Brooks has illustrated Boo's Dinosaur by Betsy Byars and Monkey Business by Shirley Climo. He lives in the Methow Valley in north central Washington.
"""This collection of short stories combines the bedrocks of mass appeal: dogs, humor, and short chapters brimming with illustrations."" --Booklist ""A great choice for newly independent readers or sharing with groups."" --Kirkus on Cat Diaries ""Drama, humor, excitement, and love fuel these short, well-written stories that are certain to be relished by dog lovers."" --Booklist on My Dog, My Hero"