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Fifteen-year-old Phillip is shocked to find that his old friend, tailor Naji Najeem, may have just deliberately sent him to a Victorian Steampunk town with the hopes that he could unite the people for one last stand against the oppressors. Accompanied by his best friend and his new tinydog companion, he faces a dangerous world of eccentric inventors, clockwork machinery, deadly metalwork creatures, and airships piloted by killer Automatons.Isn't he still searching for that one family member who is missing? Or is the temptation to serve as the chosen leader too much to turn down? Can he champion the fight for freedom and risk losing the chance to ever go home again? Read this thrilling sequel to The Clockwork Adventures, Part One; The Search for Norwall in the second book in this seven-part series! As in Book One, artwork adorns the beginning of each chapter.This beautifully illustrated version of The Clockwork Adventures features concept art and character development profiles critical to this story in a separate section at the back of the book. In The Story Continues..., see how this sequel expanded upon the foundations of The Clockwork Adventures, Part One: The Search for Norwall. In Character Development, learn how the author, in collaboration with the illustrator, created memorable characters. In The Places of Norwall, get a deep dive into the world-building of the steampunk world our heroes find themselves in. Enjoy a special behind-the-scenes look at early versions of the illustrations within the book, and learn about the process of taking these illustrations from an idea to a finished artwork! Our tinydog companion, Pebby, finds herself again, the center of attention! Here is an excerpt: from the bookPebby, splendid in her beloved derby and gear-vest, happily looked out on the crowd of bakers as the entire work floor came to a complete silence. Even the Automaton guards were quiet. Suddenly more than one hundred white hats flew into the air, accompanied by raucous cheering and clapping. Their beloved little vagabond had returned home.

Sam is no ordinary wolf-dog, and Peter and Joan, the family that gave him a home, are no ordinary pet owners. Unforgettable is the devotion that the couple and their dogs share. Enjoy the heartwarming adventure of how Shy Sam found his family pack. Shy Sam was fortunate that he crossed paths with Joan, a dedicated volunteer who had served at the Shy Wolf Rescue. Joan learned to assess the needs and unpredictability of wolfdogs. The animals who already lived at her home, two irascible German Shepards, taught Sam how to be a dog, and Shy Sam showed the Germans the wolf behaviors he would need to survive in the wild. In this story of love, persistence and devotion, we remember the many wolf-dogs that are not as fortunate as Shy Sam. There are more than fifty sanctuaries that accept wolfdogs, and 250,000 to 500,000 wolfdogs living as pets. Read about their unique behaviors and requirements, as well as the story of their breeding background.Find us at TinyDogBooks.com for more educational books about interesting animals and the families that share their lives. Read our full length series, The Clockwork Adventures, as fourteen year-old Phillip and his TinyDog sidekick Pebby time travel to a Victorian clockwork town and battle an automaton army!Find books, merch, and more at: etsy.com/shop/TinyDogBooks

"Moushka is a very large, very fluffy dog who lives happily with the Weathermore family in Florida. His coat is charcoal-grey and quite thick. He has one eye which is green, and one eye which is blue..."  Life is grand for Moushka, until one day, with the slam of the front door, his life is changed forever.  Another dog has come to live at the Weathermores!  And of all things, a tiny dog so awfully scruffy but so awfully cute that Moushka cannot believe his eyes.  Suddenly, it seems to Mousha that life is so much better when you are a tiny dog.  Has the tiny dog taken his place in his family''s heart? Join Moushka as he watches the tiny newcomer find her place in this family.  Follow the Weathermore family as they learn to appreciate the unique qualities that make each pet lovable in their own special way. Laugh with them as they struggle to introduce a new dog into the family circle.  Join the Weathermore family later this year for their first full-length adventure story.  They will need to put their differences aside and work together to solve a mystery which threatens to destroy the family forever.  Follow the Weathermore family and author updates at tinydogbooks.com

This beautifully illustrated version of The Clockwork Adventures features concept art and character development profiles critical to this story. This novel began as a children's book, and you can learn how and why the storyline developed into a full-length adventure. Enjoy the story of how a few suggestions from the illustrator led to the collision of two storylines, spanning the Parallax Contingency from modern-day Florida to eighteenth-century Victorian Norwall.In Character Development, learn how subtle choices and personality profiles led to the creation of memorable characters. The added sections also discuss world-building techniques used, the character descriptions, and the collaborative efforts of the artist and author, to bring this series to life! See the artist's rendition of the characters throughout the years and follow her journey to create the visual images!Pebby was accustomed to flying down cobblestone streets pulling her wooden red wagon through the assigned routes on a speedy run. She delivered the very best, the very freshest, and very hottest baked goods to waiting patrons in Norwall. She had advanced to the prestigious position of Chief Delivery Dog of the Octagon Bakery. But then, one afternoon, everything changed when she came unexpectedly through the Parallax Contingency with her friend Naji Najeem, and they found themselves at the Adventura Mall in sunny Florida. Then, there happened a chance meeting with the boy who would change everything. He must have been about fourteen years old, with short dark hair spiked up in front. There was a casual spring to his step and he hummed to himself, snapping the fingers of his right hand as an imaginary tune played in his head. He broke into the widest smile she had ever seen. He tilted his head, stopped humming, and froze for a moment as they stared at each other, unblinking, as if every clock in the universe suddenly stood still. Their two worlds collide in this Clockwork Adventure, full of unusual flying machines, Automaton Robots, and travel to another dimension, where everything is not really what it seems to be. One mistake, and they might be separated forever. For Phillip, and for Pebby, their teamwork may just keep his family together, or it may even save an entire nation. Enter the electrifying, sensational Steampunk world of Norwall, and join the Weathermore family, sister Claire and mother Abby, as they "Always Adventure Together!"

“The rescue people came and took Freddy. The sick old man waved as the grey parrot shook his red tail feathers to say goodbye and gave one last little “Hoot”. He saw Otis wipe away a tear as the door closed on their twenty-one year friendship.”When Otis became sick, Freddy became bored. Short on toys and attention, he did the only thing he knew to keep busy; he plucked his feathers. Rescued and taken to the Bird Fair, he is adopted by Abby Weathermore, mother to two teenagers with an assortment of particular, peculiar, persnickety pets.The family does not realize that Freddy can imitate any sound he chooses. As they learn about him, they also find out that he enjoys deliberate trickery, making sounds that confuse the entire family! Join Freddy as he watches in amusement, and laugh with the family as they struggle to introduce a new companion into the family circle. Learn about the African Grey Parrot and share the Weathermore recipe for delicious vegetarian chili!Follow the Weathermore family series and author updates at tinydogbooks.com.