Catie Copley’s Great Escape – SAVE 30%!

Catie Copley is a black Labrador retriever who lives an unusual life as Canine Ambassador at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. Her job includes welcoming guests, taking them for walks, and helping Jim at his job as the hotel’s Chief Concierge. Santol, who trained as a guide dog, just like Catie, is her canine counterpart at the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac in Quebec City, Canada.

Catie, a very lady-like dog, is surprised when, one day, a large, furry, black-and-white intruder snatches her toy lobster and runs away with it. She is taken aback, but once she gets to know the rambunctious Santol they become firm friends. When Jim drives Santol back to Canada, Catie is very excited to go too.

This is Catie’s first vacation and her first time in a strange city where they speak a different language. Santol introduces her to a famous goat, a friendly horse, a clumsy juggler, and intriguing new foods and smells. Catie finds that there is a lot of opportunity for adventure… maybe a little too much adventure.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book in America will be donated to NEADS / Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans, based in Princeton, Massachusetts. Since 1976, NEADS has trained more than 1,000 service dogs to assist deaf or physically disabled individuals. For more information, please visit www.neads.org. A portion of the Canadian proceeds will be donated to mira, based near Montreal, Canada. The mira Foundation trains more than 150 guide dogs each year to help people with visual, auditory, and physical disabilites. To learn more, visit www.mira.ca.

Catie and Santol explore Boston and Quebec from a dog’s-eye view, which, come to think of it, approximates a child’s-eye view. This is a small travel guide and an invitation. What fun to introduce a child to either of these historic cities. But that’s not all. In this story, Catie gets into a little trouble – even good dogs do — so there’s just enough suspense to keep young readers turning the pages to find out what happened next.
Rebecca Rule, Nashua Telegraph

Deborah Kovacs is the author of more than thirty children’s books. She lives in Massachusetts with her family and a husky-shepherd mix called Kai.

Jared T. Williams has illustrated over a dozen books including the Catie Copley series and Rabbit Ninja, which he also wrote. He lives in Roslindale, Massachusetts.