Sadie The Kitchen Dog uses a cute story, fun words, and whimsical illustrations to describe the excessive eating behaviors of Sadie, the family's black Labrador Retriever. Sadie spends most of the day in the kitchen and soon becomes extremely overweight. The family, which is also at fault, steps in to change Sadie's bad behaviors and help her return to an active, healthy lifestyle. Sadie The Kitchen Dog is very timely and pertinent to the serious problems of childhood obesity and obesity in pets. The book sends an important message to young children: if you have a sedentary lifestyle, eat too much, and eat the wrong foods, you will be like Sadie The Kitchen Dog. And it sends an important message to parents: if you don't play an active role in your children's and your pet's diet, exercise, and overall health, they will be like Sadie The Kitchen Dog. As the story goes, though, it's not hard to become active and healthy again by following a regular exercise program and a diet of nutritious and tasty foods.

About the Author

Chuck Engel began writing Sadie Stories shortly after his retirement from commercial real estate in 2007. He draws upon personal experiences with the family' black Labrador Retriever, Sadie. Beside being cute and entertaining, Chuck's stories often include a valuable lesson in life for the young readers. Chuck is a native Californian and graduate of UCLA where he and Murray Robertson(Illustrator) were fraternity brothers. Chuck is married to Cheryl and they have two children, John and his wife Sarah, Lisa, and a grandson Asher. Chuck has written a number of other Sadie Stories that he plans to publish in the future: Sadie Takes a Nap, Sadie Has Two Homes, Sadie Goes for a Smell, and Sadie Has a Dream(or is it a nightmare).

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