For Charlie and Sophie, every walk is an adventure, and they're impatient to be off! Leaving their boy behind, they run into the woods to explore on their own. It's great fun until Charlie disturbs a nest full of eggs and comes face to face with a large, angry bird. Will the big bird attack them? Will they ever see their boy again? Join the two puppies on their wild adventure as they try to find their way back home! Farial lives in a small rural community with her husband and two dogs. Several years ago, they moved from their home in a Chicago suburb to an old farm in upstate New York. Surrounded by woods and fallow fields, their dogs run free, and Farial spends most of her time outdoors, planting and tending flowers, growing vegetables, and caring for colonies of honeybees.An avid reader all her life, Farial read hundreds of books with her three sons as they were growing up. They looked forward to their weekly trips to the local library with anticipation. Over the years, Farial jotted down story ideas and stashed them away thinking that, someday, she would write and publish a book of her own.The birth of her grandson inspired Farial to dust off those ideas and write her first picture book for young children. Patrizia Donaera is an illustrator specializing in children's publishing and Natural History illustration. She has illustrated over 55 books and has 35 years of experience. Her favorite subject is the animal realm, as she aims to capture the magic and expressiveness of animals without altering their natural features. Patrizia's illustrations, particularly her animal and botanical artwork for children's books, have gained international recognition. She currently lives between Liguria and Piedmont, Italy, and continues to work as a freelance illustrator and teacher of both scientific illustration and watercolor.