Lenny the Bulldog Goes to the Beach: The Bully on the Beach, by Roxanne Dean (CreateSpace, 2015, $9.99 PB, 124pp) Review by Skye Anderson
Bulldogs don't swim. Or do they? Nobody told Lenny the Bulldog that Bulldogs don't swim, so he did - even back as far as when he was a puppy. Because Lenny lives at the ocean shore both at Bethany Beach, DE, and St. Pete's in Florida, but though he is a bully, it is the good kind of bully (short for bulldog, not for the school bully)!
Lenny was a famous bulldog for ten years. Not only did he make therapy dog visits to the elderly but he wore a Marine Corps uniform when he helped collect Toys for Tots.
And like may dogs, Lenny (Leonard) lived for treats and petting. And for shoe chewing! The more expensive, the better.
Author Roxanne Dean even includes The Rainbow Bridge as well as a couple of poems starring Lenny that she has written along with chapters featuring a dog's life, the breed, Christmas spirit, the shoe thief and toys.
But perhaps the most important idea the reader will come away with is that even they can write a book about their favorite dog and his antics, be they chewing or swimming or even napping with tongue hanging out!
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