Do you sometimes have trouble finding the right words to comfort your children when they encounter difficult or frightening issues? Are you often unsure of how to share with your children your family's values, or feel ill prepared to explain difficult or moral situations?
I wrote the Seamus the Sheltie books specifically to help you with those difficult tasks in a safe and fun way. Remembering the animal tales that were told to me by my grandfather, I decided to use stories to help parents introduce important subjects in a safe way that was also fun and enjoyable. I had plenty of material, thanks to the exploits of my sheltie, Seamus. Using my education in clinical child psychology I used clever and humorous ways to address for children the morals that accompany each story.
The Seamus the Sheltie books are about my real dog. The majority of the adventures in these books are based on actual events in his life. Seamus, a Shetland Sheepdog, is an incredibly intelligent dog who can understand about 85 human words. His name (pronounced “shay-mus”) is Scottish and means “Little James.”
To make the Seamus stories more fun to read, I developed a language for the dog that was derived from the canine physical makeup, the intelligence and language of a young child, and a large dose of humorous imagination. The way that Seamus speaks in these stories is primarily based on two causes: his actual physical structure and his mental limitations. I believe that these physical and mental limitations would be true for all dogs. Where Seamus would excel compared to the other dogs would be his very high intellect and the exceptional ability of his breed to follow human voice commands Seamus brings a new and entertaining context to life lessons that make them fresh and engaging for the readers of all ages. His innocence and gentleness teach valuable life lessons to young children in a fun way. Humor is a key ingredient, and a happy ending to each story underscores the important moral or basic value relevant to each story in this book, setting the stage for wonderful discussions with a child. After the completion of a chapter, a quick flip to the appendix provides a great place to start to discuss the story with children.
Heartwarming and educational, readers agree that the Seamus the Sheltie books are enjoyable and fun for the entire family.
I wrote the Seamus the Sheltie books specifically to help you with those difficult tasks in a safe and fun way. Remembering the animal tales that were told to me by my grandfather, I decided to use stories to help parents introduce important subjects in a safe way that was also fun and enjoyable. I had plenty of material, thanks to the exploits of my sheltie, Seamus. Using my education in clinical child psychology I used clever and humorous ways to address for children the morals that accompany each story.
dog that was derived from the canine physical makeup, the intelligence and language of a young child, and a large dose of humorous imagination. The way that Seamus speaks in these stories is primarily based on two causes: his actual physical structure and his mental limitations. I believe that these physical and mental limitations would be true for all dogs. Where Seamus would excel compared to the other dogs would be his very high intellect and the exceptional ability of his breed to follow human voice commands Seamus brings a new and entertaining context to life lessons that make them fresh and engaging for the readers of all ages. His innocence and gentleness teach valuable life lessons to young children in a fun way. Humor is a key ingredient, and a happy ending to each story underscores the important moral or basic value relevant to each story in this book, setting the stage for wonderful discussions with a child. After the completion of a chapter, a quick flip to the appendix provides a great place to start to discuss the story with children.
