The Adventures of Pixie and Pete
Pixie and Pete Spend the Night with Grandma and Grandpa
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Pixie saw Buck lying in the grass watching Pete. Pixie walked up to him and sat at a safe distance. She watched the older dog. He didn’t seem like a bad dog. Maybe Pete was right, he just had aches and pains and that is what made him so grumpy.
She decided she would be brave and ask Buck a question. She walked up to him with a kind smile. “Buck, why did Grandma put special stuff in your food?”
Buck looked at the young, curious pup. “Pixie, I am old and my body hurts. Grandma puts medicine in my food. The medicine helps me move without pain. I used to run like Pete and you, but now I just can’t without my bones hurting.”
Pixie looked at the old dog with sadness in her eyes.
“Oh Pixie, I’m alright. Sometimes, if I feel like it, I get up and play for a little bit,” Buck explained with a kind look in his eye.
Pixie knew what it felt like to be left out. She remembered how she felt at the park when everybody was doing exciting things and she was lonely and sad. Maybe he wouldn’t be so grouchy if somebody sat with him so he wouldn’t feel lonely and sad. “Can I sit next to you and we can watch Pete together?” she asked carefully as not to upset the old dog.
Buck looked at the pup. She was a sweet dog and he realized he liked her. “Sure, little pup. That would be nice,” he answered.
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About the Book
Tracy Dirst has added a third book to her delightful children’s book series about Pixie and Pete and the adventures they share. “The Adventures of Pixie and Pete; Pixie and Pete Spend the Night with Grandma and Grandpa” follows “Pixie and Pete They Meet” and ‘Pixie Gets Lost”. All three books are based on life experiences the two dogs share and the lessons they learn along the way.
“Pixie and Pete Spend the Night with Grandma and Grandpa” teaches the importance of showing respect to our elders. In the book they meet Buck, their grandparent’s old dog. Buck teaches them about being older and everything that comes along with growing old. But as in real life, everyone learns a lesson.
About the Author
Tracy Dirst, with the help and advice from her parents Kenneth and Shirley Tegtmeyer, used her decades of experience caring for children to write the third in a series of charming children’s books about Pixie and Pete and the adventures they share. Just as in the first two books, Tracy used her unique style to teach her readers an important lesson while using two lovable dogs who charm their readers while they teach.