A very special thanks to to Karin at The Bent Page. She opened up her shop on her BIRTHDAY and offered us the use of her awesome shop.   I adore this book store- I usually go there witha  few books to exchange,and leave witha BIG bagful to bring home.

My pal Trish Haldin came by to take a few photos-   I love her work!  She loves animals, too, and so sweet to come by and take pics…

SARAH NOBLE INTERMIDIATE SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL’S

“Raise the Roof for the Animal Shelter”

SATURDAY, MAY 1, 12:00 – 2:00 pm

 THE BENT PAGE

Lilly’s Story was written by 10 year old Ally Del Monte.  Ally and her family have participated in all type of pet rescue, including senior, special needs adoptions and hospice care.   Circumstances have made it so that the family cannot foster now, although they do have adopted dogs. Ally wanted to do more. The 6th grader want to find a way to help the Rescues that make such a difference in the lives of animals.  While she was thinking of ways to raise money for her fund, her Mom suggested that she write a book, and publish it.  Ally decided it was a great idea, and wrote a synopsis, an outline, and worked on a page at a time, both authoring and illustration this picture book about a Puppy Mill pup’s life.

Today Ally was feature on Better Connecticut – Channel 3. Scot Haney is a real animal lover- he goes above and beyond  to help and showcase rescues in Connecticut.

You can see her segment here:  Better Connecticut.   She was also featured ina story in the News Times.

The profit from the sale of the book will benefit The New Milford Animal Welfare Society.

This is a quote from THIS ARTICLE in  our local paper, The News Times, today. We know the New Milford Animal Welfare Society.  We’ve volunteered there,  sold books at their events to help raise money for them.   Donations are down for animal shelters times are tough all over. Choosing where to donate to, if you find yourself with a few dollars is hard, there are so many needy places. Think about how hard it is for people to have to give up their pets because they can’t afford to take care of them.   Think about how overrun our shelters are becoming.

We hope you’ll consider purchasing a copy of Lilly’s Story.  ALL the profits are donated to local shelters.

And yeah, we won a prize!

Winner!

Lilly’s Story

By Ally Del Monte

Everyday, in puppy mills across the country, dogs with bad eyes, hip problems, and other genetic flaws are used to breed puppies that are sold as “pure bred.”  Ten-year-old Ally wants to do something about that.  She has written, illustrated and published a book called Lilly’s Story. It’s the story of a dog that is born in a puppy mill and her life thereafter, bad and good. Ally not only wants to raise awareness about puppy mills; she hopes to donate profits from the sale of her book to animal rescue operations, many of which are facing hardship due to a rise in pet releases and a loss in donations as a result of the tight economy.

Profits for the signing will be donated to the Greenwich Adopt-A-Dog shelter to help pay for the care of Big Rocky – read his  story HERE

WHEN:           SATURDAY, AUGUST 8^th, 6:00 pm

WHAT:            Ally will be signing and selling copies of Lilly’s Story.

$6.00 each

Please come and get your copy – and help support dog rescues and the efforts of a young author! See www.lillysstory.com for more info.  Can’t make it?/ You can buy a copy HERE: BUY THE BOOK

A special thank you goes to Mary McCabe at Bellizzi for sponsoring this book signing.  Bellizzi is a great family friendly restaurant with amazing Italian food!

Click here for more information.

Lilly’s Story is about a dog that was born in a puppy mill. She was taken away to be sold at a pet store, then loved for a short while by a family that wasn’t ready for a puppy. They abandoned her, and she got lost, then put in a shelter. Lilly was placed in a rescue, where she was spayed, then finally, finally she found her forever home.

Lilly’s Story was written by 10 year old Ally Del Monte.  Ally and her family have participated in all type of pet rescue, including senior, special needs adoptions and hospice care.   Circumstances have made it so that the family cannot foster now, although they do have adopted dogs. Ally wanted to do more. The 5th grader want to find a way to help the Rescues that make such a difference in the lives of animals.  While she was thinking of ways to raise money for her fund, her Mom suggested that she write a book, and publish it.  Ally decided it was a great idea, and wrote a synopsis, an outline, and worked on a page at a time, both authoring and illustration this picture book about a Puppy Mill pup’s life.

Ally hopes to sell it her book at dog shows, walk-a thons, such as the recent SPCA’s Wags And Whiskers Walk and on- line, on Amazon.com as well her web site. Profits from her sales will go towards helping animals in need.  Please out our ABOUT page to  learn more about the author- see a short video about Puppy Mills.

Thak you for helping us help animals.