Betsy Byars, a Newbery Medal winner, and her two daughters, Betsy Duffey and Laurie Myers--both well-known authors of books for young readers--have together written several popular story collections. Betsy Byars lives in South Carolina, and her daughters live in Georgia. Erik Brooks has illustrated Boo's Dinosaur by Betsy Byars and Monkey Business by Shirley Climo, in addition to the first Secret Writings book, Dog Diaries. He lives in the Methow Valley in north central Washington.
Drama, humor, excitement, and love fuel these short, well-written stories that are certain to be relished by dog lovers. --Booklist on My Dog, My Hero [T]his collection will be a hit with its target audience and is perfect for encouraging reluctant readers. --Kirkus Reviews on The SOS File