Ruff Day

Key Selling Points

• This is the second of four books to come out in the Charlie's Rules series, following Pasture Bedtime (Winter 2021); the next are due out in Spring 2022 and Fall 2022.

• Emphasizes and normalizes different ways children react to and cope with stressful situations.

• Full of real-life animal stories! A cat with a hairball the size of a cantaloupe, a dog who swallows a mobile phone and a puppy who can smell cancer.

• Sigmund Brouwer is well-known by teachers and librarians, and his Orca Echoes books are bestsellers within the series.

• Kirkus said Pasture Bedtime was "an ideal read for children transitioning to chapter books" and "a pleasant read for lovers of animal stories.”

• Features several black-and-white illustrations by Sabrina Gendron.