Highly recommended.Ī delightful story for young and old alike. I also found a quiet spiritual influence throughout the book which deepened the flavor and meaning of the stories.Ĭome and join Toby in an alluring story of his early life with is beloved family while learning about wildlife and domestic animals through the eyes and thoughts of a puppy. The love in this book is palpable and the kindness of the author comes through. The book is filled with real-life information and exudes the personalities of each animal, the countryside and many other things that I had no idea about. Toby's Tales journals his first year of life and makes me want to hear more of his evolving story. the goats, cats, foxes, hedgehog, dormouse, and so much more. Through Toby's curiosity and adventures of discovery we get to meet everyone in their world in their own voice. He is immediately shown the ropes by Lucky an older Golden Retriever that had lost his companion. It is set in France on a farm and revolves around Toby, a border collie puppy that comes to live there with a family that loves him dearly. Susan gives voice to to those beings that share our lives and exposes their mysterious, inquisitive and wonderful ways, showing us a better way to be in the world. I too am an animal lover and found the author's treatment and telling of this tale both sensitive and enchanting.
I believe this is a perfect book to inform and entertain younger readers about the wonders of the animal kingdom.” Susie Kelly, Author. In this delightful story, Toby the lovable Border Collie relates in a lighthearted manner the adventures of his animal companions, both domestic and wild, and touches sensitively and gently on the occasional inevitable small tragedies that are a part of their life cycle. “Based on her experiences as an animal lover and smallholder, and featuring her own animals, the author has created in 'Toby's Tails' an enchanting book to educate children about the needs of animals and the importance of kindness to all living creatures. Toby's lessons about the world around him include the changing of the seasons, his interaction with other animals, and what he learns from them about birth, death and other inevitable life events. His life changes when the author adopts him and he bonds with his new human family, their goat, Molly, and Lucky, the old Golden Retriever who becomes Toby's mentor. Set in the French countryside, Toby's Tails relates the first year in the life of Toby the Border Collie, starting with his earliest recollections on the farm where he was born.
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