About this item
A deeply affecting tale of love, loss, and remembrance - told in clear-eyed prose by a top journalist and illustrated by a renowned American painter.. Sammy, the best hound dog in the whole wide world, loves his girl and she loves him. When illness cuts Sammys life short, the girls family keeps his spirit alive by celebrating his love of chasing wind-blown bubbles, keeping loyal guard at night, and offering his velvety fur for endless pats and tummy scratches. Painter Jamie Wyeths illustrations - infused with his realist style and lifelong fondness for dogs - radiate the joy and sadness of every tongue-licking, tail-wagging moment in this heartening and lovingly rendered story written by Pulitzer Prize - winning journalist Barbara Walsh.
About the Author
Barbara Walsh is a Pulitzer Prize??winning journalist who has worked for newspapers and magazines in Florida, Massachusetts, Maine, and Ireland. Sammy in the Sky was inspired by her family??s first dog, Sam, a loyal and loving hound who died in 2003. She is also the author of August Gale; A Father and Daughter??s Journey into the Storm, an adult biography and memoir book. Barbara Walsh lives in Maine with her husband, Eric, daughters, Emma and Nora, and their coonhound, Jack, a rescue dog from Tennessee.
