Best Friends – The Story of Ginger and Polly
This is the true story of two dogs, Ginger and Polly, who were actual best friends for 10 years. Based on true events, this remarkable story is the tale of how their friendship started. There are four more stories that follow telling of their adventures and how their devotion to each other is the foundation to overcoming their trials.
The artist's watercolor illustrations expertly capture the thoughts and feelings of the dogs through their facial expressions, which will delight children and adults. As the stories unfold, children and adults will understand how the dogs' friendship serves as an inspiring model for us all!
About Jill Ballou (Kansas City, Missouri & Kansas Author)
My name is Jill Ballou, former preschool teacher, retired pediatric nurse, and new author of children's stories. Since studying children's literature as part of the early childhood curriculum at the University of Kansas I've always delighted in it. I read daily to my preschoolers and to my own children as long they would let me. My goal after retirement was to pursue writing for young children, but that was the easy part. I soon realized that I would have to learn about self publishing and marketing of my books, a much harder endeavor.
So now, I publish and market as Bicycle Bell Books and have three available books. It's no surprise that marketing is the biggest challenge for me because it is so far removed from what I know and was trained to do, which is taking care of sick kids. But, I'm coming along slowly, and committed to getting my stories out there. They are designed to encourage children to laugh, learn, think, and wonder. Most of all, I want children to feel loved and important, because they are.
