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The Rainbow Bridge

A Visit to Pet Paradise
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The Rainbow Bridge by Adrian Raeside is a heartfelt children's book that explores the comforting tale of where pets go after they leave their owners. Featuring engaging illustrations, it beautifully portrays a whimsical place where pets run free and wait joyously for their human companions, providing a gentle exploration of loss and love. The book helps children understand and cope with the emotions of losing a beloved pet in a sensitive and uplifting manner.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This heartwarming children's book may appeal to you if you love stories that gently explore the themes of loss and the bond between people and their pets. Through charming illustrations and sensitive storytelling, it provides comfort and understanding to young readers experiencing the emotions of saying goodbye to a beloved animal friend.

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The Rainbow Bridge

A gently humorous story that is a valuable fable for pet lovers of all ages.

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Adrian Raeside has created a magical tale of adventure for pet lovers of all ages in The Rainbow Bridge. Using his gift for creating spunky characters, Raeside has created a valuable fable for anyone who cherishes the companionship of a family pet. Seven-year-old Rick and his beloved dog Koko are inseparable. They cavort in the swimming hole, chase each other through the fields, play fetch and wrestle. But their relationship changes as Koko grows old and his health declines. With Koko's passing, Rick is devastated. But then one night, he is woken by Buster, a flatulent but well-intentioned messenger dog, who suddenly appears at the boy's bedside. Buster ferries Rick to a magical paradise for pets where Rick is reunited with Koko; it fills Rick's heart with joy. It's a place where cats burrow through fields of catnip, no couch is off-limits to dogs and frisbees are flung endlessly. This mysterious adventure is truly a holiday miracle! Adrian Raeside captures the special bond between humans and their pets, and with marvellous illustrations, brings a gentle humour to a story that will resonate with children and pet lovers of all ages.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781550175844

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 May 2012

Country: Canada

Imprint: Harbour Publishing

Illustration: Color Illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 198.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 90g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Adrian Raeside was born 1957 in Dunedin, New Zealand. At the age of 15 he moved with his parents to England then on to Canada, where he worked at various jobs from loading grain ships in Thunder Bay, to surveying on the West Coast. Editorial cartoonist for the Victoria Times Colonist for 32 years, Raeside's editorial cartoons appear in over 200 newspapers and magazines worldwide, from the Los Angeles Times, to Newsweek Japan. In 1988, Raeside began producing animated editorial cartoons for the CBC Journal, going on to create, direct and produce dozens of animated shows for Turner Broadcasting and Children's Television Workshop - adapting Jim Henson Muppet characters for animation. Raeside is the author of over a dozen books. He lives in Whistler, BC.

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