Jacob & Astor - Softcover

Jacob & Astor are two silly dogs who never look, and even worse, they never listen. They’re always getting into trouble. But they don’t mind because they always have lots of fun. Of course, everyone else seems to get really mad at them. They upset cows, cats, mules, chickens and people. Naturally, they think they’re being smart, helpful, noble. strong, brave and protective. Sometimes they even get mad at each other. However, they always forgive each other—and always with hilarious results.

The important messages we need to send children are ones such as , even if you are small, you can overcome big things by using your brain, or, it’s always better to be yourself. Since children are our future, we have no more important task than to make sure they grow up with these messages firmly embedded in their psyches. Author of more than 200 books for children, Leslie McGuire has always wanted young people to know the immense joy of reading for pleasure. Editor for some of the largest publishers in the U.S., Leslie has worked for Golden Books, Grosset & Dunlap, Simon & Schuster, and Disney; Consultant to Disney, Harper Collins, LeapFrog, KidsEdge.com, ETSK-12 Works, and Illustrator of fourteen children’s books; Pop-Up Book Designer of many exciting pop-up books, including the best-selling Brush Your Teeth, Please!, published by Reader’s Digest; Lecturer at The University of California at Irvine, on Children’s Book Writing, Children’s Book Illustration and Marketing, as well as at their Conference on Guided Dreams. Leslie McGuire lives in California and she is Winner of the Parent’s Choice Award and the Teacher’s Choice Award.