Tatum Comes Home

The first in a new series of humorous and heartwarming adventures starring different superstar pets from The Dog Agency, Tatum Comes Home casts the real Tatum from @hi.this.is.tatum in a feel-good, fictional adventure about a charismatic canine’s Homeward Bound-style journey…

The millions of Tiktok and Instagram fans who love Tatum’s distinctive quirks and hilarious voice are in for a treat with this uplifting adventure from The Dog Agency - perfect for readers of Victoria Schade, Annie England Noblin, and W. Bruce Cameron.

AN EXCERPT FROM TATUM'S DIARY:

"Here’s a few fings I learned on my vacation . . . beef jerkey is delightfoo, hikin is just walkin but for a long time, and if you get into someone’s truck they don’t know where you live also you have to tell them you’re in the truck. Also I fink maybe I wasn’t on vacation?"

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The late May air is filled with the rich scents of a Maine spring, and Tatum, a sweet, rust-colored rescue dog, is enjoying a trip to the hardware store with his dad when a heavy thunderstorm blows in. Frightened, Tatum scampers off to hide—and buries himself beneath a blanket on a nearby truck.

When Tatum wakes, hungry and confused, he’s hours from home. The truck’s kind owner promises to get him back to his family, but that’ll be no easy feat. Tatum lost his collar during his travels, and with power out because of the storm, the local vet can’t scan for a chip.

But Tatum, with his deep golden eyes and trusting gaze, has a knack for making friends—and for letting humans know exactly what’s on his mind. While his mum and dad do everything they can to track him down, the people Tatum meets on his journey are just as eager to do their part to get him home. And in turn, Tatum has a way of nudging everyone he encounters to overcome hurdles, seek out second chances, and find—or make—the families they need.

Tatum was rescued from Georgia by The Pixel Fund and came to live with Charles and Nicole in 2016. Sometimes Tatum and his parents film content for social media, but most of the time you can find them living their best life and sharing some snacks. Tatum is happiest when he’s laying in the sunshine with his Mum. Find him online @hi.this.is.tatum

Mica Stone (Allison Kent) has been writing most of her adult life with one animal or another insisting on helping out, placing a supportive chin on her thigh or an interfering paw on her keyboard. She's written over sixty novels and novellas in multiple genres, and many feature pets, most of them rescues. She currently lives with six rescue cats and two rescue pit bulls.