Dalmartian

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From bestselling picture book makerLucy Ruth Cummins comes an intergalactic tail of boy-meets-dog...

One night, a visitor from outer spacearrives inStephensgarden.This visitormaylooklike a Dalmatian, but it certainly doesntactlike oneand atfirst, Stephen and the visitor get off on the wrong paw. They quibble over kibble, disagree onwho sleeps where, and must abandon earth dogs approach to bathroom breaks altogether to keep the peace.Will a shared love of bacon be a strong enough foundation for this ordinaryboy and extraordinary dog to learn to live in harmonyAnd will Dalmartian find the true meaning of home

Thats the funny thing about friendship... it unexpectedly comes from unexpected places.

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Lucy Ruth Cumminsis an author, illustrator, and artdirector of childrens books. She washappily paired with Jean Reidy forbothTruman, which was named aNew York TimesBest Childrens Bookof 2019, andSylvie. She is also theauthor-illustrator ofStumpkin,Vampenguin,Dalmartian: A Mars Rovers Story,Our Pool, andA Hungry Lion,orA Dwindling Assortment of Animals. Lucy has swum in creeks, streams,gorges, rivers, swimming holes,pools (above- and in-ground), lakes(both Great and Finger), decorativefountains, and oceans. Her veryfavorite place to swim, however, is ather community pool in Brooklyn withher sons and her neighbors.