Broadway Barks

8-1/2 x 11 in; 40 pp ; full-color illustrations, hardcover with CD, ages 4-8
Hardcover
Published in April, 2008
ISBN 1934706000
ISBN13 9781934706008

$17.95  

Broadway Barks -- In a park in New York City lives a lonely little dog. He remembers when he used to get taken for walks, fed dinner every night, and told he was a good dog. Now, he's all alone and must fend for himself. But everything changes one day when he sees a lady reading in the park and decides to follow her—all the way to a place where he might become a star!

With a story by actress Bernadette Peters and mixed-media collage illustrations by Liz Murphy, Broadway Barks is a warm and appealing story of loss, reunion, and nurturing, complete with a happy ending.

This beautiful package includes a jacket with foil touches as well as an exclusive CD featuring a reading of the story and an original song written and sung by Bernadette Peters.

Bernadette Peters has had a dazzling stage career on Broadway and in theaters and concert halls around the world. She is cofounder, with Mary Tyler Moore, of Broadway Barks, an annual star-studded animal adoption event benefiting animal shelters throughout the New York City area. Her passion for animals and her work on behalf of the organization are the inspiration behind this book.

Liz Murphy was born in England and currently lives with her family in Montclair, New Jersey. She is a graduate of the Kingston Art College, where she majored in graphic design, and the creator of two previous Blue Apple picture books, ABC Doctor and A Dictionary of Dance.

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MUST HAVE for children of all ages

2008-04-20 | 9:23 AM | Sheila Danzig

As a Bernadette Peters fan and supporter of Broadway Barks, I was excited to get her first book. It exceeded my expectations - after all Ms Peters is a fabulous singer, not previously known as an author. It is a wonderful sweet story about a stray dog - who used to have a home but now lives in the park - and how he was rescued by Broadway Barks. The CD that accompanies it not only has a beautiful song written and sung by Ms Peters but she reads the story delightfully. The story also introduces children to the animal rescue process. I gave the true test to the book - my 2 year old granddaughter, a dog lover - and she had me read it over and over to her. She also loved listening to the CD which has lots of relevant background city noises making the story even more fun followed by Ms Peters singing the song, needless to say, magnificently. I am a fan of children's stories with CD's and I found there is a shortage of really good ones and that so very few have music on them, so I am particularly thrilled to find this one.