Frenchy is a ferret who has big dreams of traveling the world. He lives at the end of a canal where he watches a fishing boat sail down the canal into Great South Bay on Long Island's South Shore. He has visions of the boat going into the Atlantic Ocean, sailing to foreign shores. His friend, a muskrat named Monz, has shared a picture magazine featuring places like Spain and Greece. Young readers will delight in Frenchy's adventure. Not only will they learn about ferrets, but they will also see how imagination and dreams can take them to new places. The friendship between Monz and Frenchy is very caring and a model for children in this beautifully illustrated story. Dr. Robert A. Ernst, Author and Retired Orthodontist I enjoy reading books by Dee Mountcastle. They are enjoyable for children and adults. This new book does not disappoint! So full of fun facts and characters! Tammi Martin, Clinical Psychologist Frenchy Has A Big Dream is an excellent attention-getting story depicting the growing friendship between two individuals; a ferret named Frenchy who always dreamed of nautical adventures to wonderful places and Tommy, a little boy he made friends with on one of his trips. In this thought-provoking story, the author's skillful use of personification humanizes the ferret. Educators can conduct class discussions about all aspects of friendship. Pasqua, Elementary Educator This is a delightful story about a little ferret who wears a red beret and his friend, Monz, who tries with all his might to find his dream, and make it come true. Come along and read this delicious story with wonderful adventures and see if his dream does come true. Susan Johnston, Elementary Educator Dee Mountcastle is a retired educator from Eastern Long Island. After retiring from teaching elementary school, she taught graduate students in Touro College's Masters program in Childhood Education and Special Education.Dee has always enjoyed writing stories. She is an advocate for protection of wild animals. Growing up on Great South Bay, she learned to operate a motor boat, is an experienced sailor and loves to swim, sail, fish and snorkel. Her love of the natural interaction of wildlife in those coastal waters led her to write about one of Florida's most protected species.Dee lives in St. Augustine with her husband, John, and their very active whippet, where she continues to write stories and poems. The Mountcastles have two sons and four grandchildren who love listening to her many stories. Rose E. Grier Evans is an award-winning book illustrator and has been a professional artist for more than thirty years. She enjoyed working with the author, portraying her vision for Frenchy Has a Big Dream and filling the illustrations with meaningful details.When not working on art projects, Rose is an advocate for abused children or she is busy tending goats on the family farm. She lives in north central Florida with her husband and enjoys spending time with family and her two grandchildren.