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**Get ready to meet Perla - the feisty, magical rescue dog who will steal your heart!** From #1 international bestselling author Isabel Allende and award winning illustrator Sandy Rodriguez comes the first in a series of picture books about a dog called Perla and the family who love her! Meet Perla. She''s a small dog with a BIG personality and a very impressive roar. When she''s adopted by the Ricos, a Mexican-American family in search of a guard dog, Perla quickly makes friends with seven-year old Nico Rico - who needs someone to help him deal with the school bullies. Soon, Perla has changed the lives of everyone in the Rico family . and found a place in their hearts forever.>
About the author
Isabel Allende, born in Peru and raised in Chile, is a novelist, feminist, and philanthropist. She is one of the most widely read authors in the world, having sold more than eighty million copies of her books across forty-two languages. She is the author of several bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including The Wind Knows My Name, Violeta, A Long Petal of the Sea, The House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, and Paula. In addition to her work as a writer, Isabel devotes much of her time to human rights causes. She has received fifteen honorary doctorates, been inducted into the California Hall of Fame, and received the PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award and the Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and in 2018, she received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. She lives in California with her husband and dogs.
You can visit Isabel Allende at IsabelAllende.com or follow her on Instagram @AllendeIsabel, on Facebook at Facebook.com/IsabelAllende and on X @IsabelAllende
Sandy Rodriguez is a self-taught artist and illustrator. She grew up in Mexico surrounded by lots of family (she has more than 30 cousins!). Inspired by everyday moments, Sandy loves creating playful characters with quirky personalities. She lives in London with her husband and two fantastic daughters.
Summary
The debut children's book from internationally bestselling Isabel Allende, featuring a feisty, magical rescue dog called Perla - who teaches us to stand up to bullies.
