Sugar's Magic Bone

Sugar's Magic Bone: The Story of Seven Sisters Dancing in the Moonlight is a heartwarming tale that takes young readers on a fanciful adventure with Sugar and the Seven Sisters. Sugar is a dog, but not just any dog. Sugar was both real and fictional. Did Sugar have a Magic Bone? Several people, including the author, think that she did-in her real life and our story. Catherine, the author, was Sugar's favorite human. When the author arrived home, Sugar's excitement always built for an adventure with Catherine and her Seven Sisters to find a Magic Bone Sugar buried.

Who are the seven sisters dancing in the moonlight? This enchanting story introduces us to Catherine's seven alter egos, each with their own distinct personality: Happy Hannah, Smart Sarah, Adventuresome Abagail, Brave Bella, Sad Sally, Angry Annette, and Fearful Faye. Is there a lesson here? The author thinks so. From her own experience, she believes that perhaps all children and even adults have more than one person inside.

Sugar's mission to find her Magic Bone is a metaphor for discovering the magic where, dancing in the moonlight, the sisters learn to become one, embrace their differences, support one another, and transform their emotions into joyful experiences. Through singing, dancing, and the strength of companionship, they discover that the true "Magic Bone" lies in unity and love. This captivating tale will resonate with children and families alike who believe there can be a Magic

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Catherine L. Knowles has always considered herself an unlikely author, yet she is constantly pulled in that direction. Her previous works included The Doughnut Tree Series, a trilogy of three books, including The Doughnut Tree and White Dove. The third book in the series, with research and outline complete, is on hold because of a strong desire to do a children's book, not just about her beloved dog, Sugar, but about her childhood adversity and the different personalities inside her. She learned to accept, cherish, and embrace each of the different little girls, and that, tempered together, they made her who she is-Seven Sisters Dancing in the Moonlight.