Tommy Meets Muffy from Manhattan
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Tommy was a very fat Jack Russell puppy. His front legs bowed like a barrel. His thick toes squished out to the sides. He trotted on his stiff hind legs like a baby pig. When his thick tail was not wagging in a friendly blur, it stuck up like a flagpole. The tips of his brown ears bounced with every step. He did not know that a great adventure lay ahead . . . far from Meadowview Farm.
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About the Book
In TOMMY MEETS MUFFY FROM MANHATTAN, Tommy, a Jack Russell Terrier puppy, travels to New York City where he meets the dog of his dreams, Muffy, a Bichon Frise. Tommy marvels at the wonders of Muffy's word, and learns that he must behave in different ways at a fancy party. He is too quick to judge when he assumes that Muffy does not know how to play. When Muffy comes to visit his farm, Tommy shares many adventures of his world, and Muffy becomes a worthy playmate. At the end of the story, Muffy returns to her sophisticated city life, and Tommy is glad to stay on the farm where he belongs.
About the Author
After graduating from Penn State University, Rosemary Matteson taught high school English, journalism and creative writing in central New York. She has studied watercolor painting for fifteen years. Before TOMMY MEETS MUFFY FROM MANHATTAN she wrote and illustrated TOMMY'S CIRCLE OF FRIENDS. Her adult novel, NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY, was published in 1999. She lives near Utica, New York, with her husband, Mel, and Tommy, Muffy and Stamford. All of the animals in her children's books have lived with the Mattesons on Meadowview Farm.