is an exciting and thrilling story about a sweet rescue dog named Sammy who goes on his first vacation and has lots of fun and dangerous adventures. What does he think of the beach and the ocean? Can he save a little girl from a scary and dangerous snake? Can he stop a bank robber from robbing a bank? Who does he play with in the woods? Join Sammy in this fun, exciting, and dangerous adventure as he is his silly and lovable self, having the time of his life, while showing a lot of courage and helping those around him. This is a charming, fun, entertaining story about courage, kindness, and helping others wherever we are. Filled with a lot of excitement, fun, and humor, this story touches us and inspires us to always do the right thing and to be kind to everyone, which really makes the world a whole lot better. *** The stories in the Sammy-the-Dog series teach about kindness and helping others, no matter what the species, age, gender, or who they are. Sammy discovers that he loves helping others, and in this wonderful series, he helps various people and other animals, as only he can. Sammy is part gentle and loving therapy dog, part compassionate helper dog, and part happy, playful, and silly dog. Laugh along with his crazy antics, as life changes for all the people and animals that he helps in these fun adventures. The Sammy-the-Dog series of children's books also teaches as well as entertains. Throughout these sweet and delightfully fun adventures, there are gentle teachings about rescue dogs, therapy dogs, how to treat dogs, being gentle with dogs, what not to feed dogs, keeping dogs happy and healthy, and keeping dogs safe on a leash when outside. And most importantly, these stories teach, support, and encourage love, kindness, compassion, and helping others. Although these books are written for children, the meanings under the story lines, and the layers and metaphors are really powerful and meaningful for adults as well. This is a great series for teaching children about compassion, joy, love, life, and kindness, set within sweet, fun, and entertaining stories - great to have in your child's library!