Kiddo Trains a Rescuer: The Dog Rescuers

What happens when kids and dogs form an unbreakable alliance? In the chapter-book series The Dog Rescuers, they go on a fantastic journey to find purpose, hope, courage, friendship, and generosity, and learn anything is possible with the love of a great dog! In a sleepy town smack dab in the middle of America, Kiddo, a 'scruffy' commitment-phobic mutt searches for his next 'unsuspecting human' to train as a bona fide dog rescuer. He convinces a 'scruffy' mismatched kid named Abby, and her cool neighbor, Luke, to rescue him. Her yard becomes Kiddo's secret site to launch his 'Master Plan' igniting his telepathic superpower of messaging down and out dogs to come and get helped by his new "Dog Rescuers" in training. The kids have no idea how or why dogs, like the benevolent Great Pyrenees named Zeus, mysteriously show up, and quickly wonder who is actually rescuing who!?

JONI WILSON is a multi-genre writer, and self-proclaimed bona fide 'Dog Rescuer,' and (one special cat!). This
series was inspired by a real-life incident with a dog she had rescued, who in turn, barked three households of
people and pets out of housefires. All pets and humans survived including Joni and her dog, Zeus, who amazingly
went from scrappy rescue dog to bona fide hero. That night, "The Dog Rescuers," project was born. A native of
Toronto, Canada, she enjoyed success from Broadway musicals, rock bands, and writing sketch comedy improv to
Nashville, Tennessee, and a world-touring singer/songwriting career. Living in the southern United States inspired
her to write comedy screenplays, even placing a sitcom on ABC's pilot list. She lives in Nashville with her husband,
her rescue dogs, and (one special cat).

KIMBERLY CRANFIELD is a lover of dogs and it shows in how she brings them to life on the page and screen. She works as an animator at Magnetic Dreams Studios in Nashville, Tn.