Sidnie Meets Uncle Sam
Written by Karen Waldman
Edited and produced by Broadcast Books
For Sidnie, the smart, handsome (if not quite prize-winning) cocker spaniel, life at home in Australia is just fine. But when Mum decides to spend a few years living on Sidnie’s human dad’s Christmas tree farm in America, he has to go along too.
Through his own words, with Mum’s help, Sidnie tells of the thrills, struggles and delights of moving to the other side of the world. In among the Christmas trees, he runs into intimidating stags and gun-toting deer hunters, plays hide-and-seek with the friendlier wildlife, and chases squirrels as they gather nuts for winter.
With gusto, he throws himself into his first American Christmas party! And even an urgent dash to the vet’s after helping himself to chocolate cupcakes doesn’t diminish his enjoyment.
With the humour and wisdom you’d expect of a cocker spaniel, Sidnie keenly observes the antics of the ‘choose and cut’ Christmas tree customers, ponders the attitudes of New Jersey’s two- and four-legged inhabitants, and illuminates the joys and challenges he and his human mum encounter in the land of Uncle Sam.
‘The book couldn’t have come to fruition without the professional management of Bernadette Foley of Broadcast Books, Sydney. Always thoughtful and pragmatic, she steered Sidnie’s manuscript through the mysterious publishing processes.’ Karen Waldman
You can buy copies of Sidnie Meets Uncle Sam here.