I love books! If you know me and have been following me for some time, you'll know I love reading them, editing them, writing them, and reviewing them! Especially when they are about our beloved pets! Having been a career photojournalist, editor, and having my own publishing house, only intensified my love of writing, art, and books! Today, I have the pleasure of sharing my review and a GIVEAWAY of a new book release by someone many in the art, Siberian Husky, pet, and rescue worlds know— CAMEO ANDERSON!  I know, I know...right about now a lot of you are going, "I know Cameo! I have her art of my dog(s)/cat(s)/horse(s)!" And for those of you who may be new to my blog or to Cameo Anderson, I'm very excited to not only review her book, Elsker the Husky: Broken AND Beautiful (I received a digital copy), but to also share my Q&A interview with her further down in the blog post. And, yes, a GIVEAWAY of one hard copy of Cameo's book! Be sure read the entry rules...

Bandit is so excited to send Buddy, the Christmas Husky the first donation check from a portion of sales from my book on him called, Buddy, the Christmas Husky~Based on a True Holiday Miracle. While he is the Christmas Husky (named that because he was found and saved on Christmas Day), his story is for all seasons - how an abused, abandoned, and sick Siberian Husky was saved by a stranger who helped him find a happy home and lots of people across the world who love him! You can read in a previous post all about Buddy HERE . And you can also follow Buddy on his Facebook page of the same name HERE . Be sure to tell him the FiveSibes sent you! We want to take a moment to say "Thank You" to all Hey! Easter Bunny, don't forget me! who ordered my Buddy book, illustrated by the very talented Barbara K. Slocum, and thank you for all the wonderful comments about the book, and for your support of Buddy. We couldn't have made this donation, which we hope is one of many...

  I am so excited to announce that my next book, Buddy, the Christmas Husky: Based on a True Holiday Miracle will be published soon! If you are not familiar with Buddy, you can check out his Facebook page HERE ...Buddy is a real Siberian Husky who, as the back book cover describes: --> "An injured, starving, and homeless Siberian Husky is rescued by a Good Samaritan one snowy Christmas Day. Through a network of caring people across thousands of miles, the Husky, who becomes known as“Buddy, the Christmas Husky,” discovers that not all humans are mean and uncaring. His long journey brings him to find compassion, friendship, and a loving mom to call his own."   A percentage of proceeds, post production fees, will be donated to "Buddy's Buddies" through the University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine." This donation will help with Buddy's medical expenses and other n eedy animals after his medical care is...