Chester the Chesapeake [Paperback]

MD, Barbara Ebel (Author)

Book Description

Chester won't mince woofs. From his point of view, he counts on his happy home where he can dig and run and swim.

Just about the time Chester's got life by the paws, a huge dog arrives as well as a small kitten. Heavens to pets! Life just isn't the same any more. But he makes the most of it to become a special therapy dog.

- This is the first book of the Chester the Chesapeake series. -

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Young children will find it easy to relate to Chester the Chesapeake as he learns to share, listen, follow the rules, and ultimately, be of service to his larger community."
Chester is a winner!    Patricia Lynch, Elementary School Teacher, NY

  


  
"Chester is a great storyteller!"  
Marcia Donovan, Putnam Library Storyteller, Cookeville, TN


"This is an excellent book to help children to understand the loving bond that is created when a dog enters one's life. The realistic pictures and real life situations make learning more relatable for children."  
Dawn Murphy, Early Education Teacher, Smithville, TN

About the Author

Barbara Ebel, MD is an anesthesiologist-turned-author who spreads pet therapy through middle Tennessee. By popular demand, she has written and illustrated two more books from Chester's point of view. Her dog books are featured at dogbooksforchildren.weebly.com

Doctor Barbara also writes adult medical genre novels and self-help. Her romantic suspense is Operation Neurosurgeon: You never know...who's in the OR; her lengthy general fiction is Outcome, A Novel: There's more than a hurricane coming..., and her book for healthy living is Younger Next Decade: After Fifty, the Transitional Decade, and What You Need to Know. Her fiction and nonfiction is featured at barbaraebel.weebly.com.

Barbara lives with her husband and pets in a protected wildlife corridor in Tennessee and continues to be a medical guest lecturer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (February 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1441417346
• ISBN-13: 978-1441417343
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,459,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Barbara Ebel, a physician-turned-author, was born and raised in Queens, NY. She has lived up and down the east coast and her career paths have ranged from business and science, to teaching and medicine. After years of being an Anesthesiologist, she brings medical insight into the background of her storylines, especially those involving the operating room. However, her primary focus is still her novels' plots and characters.

"Doctor Barbara" has a trained therapy dog, Chester, and works him in middle Tennessee. Because of the dog's growing popularity, she was encouraged to write a children's book about the dog. She used Chester as the template to inspire good behavior in children such as sharing and learning rules. She is both the writer and illustrator of the three Chester the Chesapeake books; she uses real pictures and the stories are from Chester's point of view.

She lives with her husband and pets in a Tennessee protected wildlife corridor. "A writer's paradise," she says.

Her adult fiction books are: Outcome, A Novel: There's more than a hurricane coming..., and Operation Neurosurgeon: You never know...who's in the OR.
Her nonfiction, self-help is Younger Next Decade: After Fifty, the Transitional Decade, and What You Need to Know.

Please visit her at her website: http://barbaraebel.weebly.com
Chester the Chesapeake's website is: http://dogbooksforchildren.weebly.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cindy, January 22, 2010

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C. Rigby "looking for a better world" (Louisviile, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chester the Chesapeake (Paperback)

I really enjoyed reading this book to my grandkids. The pictures are cute and the comments are quite wry. Using photographs makes this story more "real" for children, and the gentle lessons put forth are a great inspiration for discussion.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable children's book, February 25, 2009

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M. Graff "Auntie M" (Hyde, NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chester the Chesapeake (Paperback)

This book has actual photographs of Chester, a Chesapaeake Bay Retriever, and his family. It focuses on his volunteer work and will delight children and adults alike.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaching compassion and kindness, February 19, 2009

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H. Foss (Pensacola Beach. FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chester the Chesapeake (Paperback)

My three year old daughter loves this book! As she has a dog of her own, she can really relate to the story about learning, compassion and kindness. She brought the book to her preschool one day to share with her class - it was a huge hit as kids can relate to animals so well. I love the personal touch given to the book by the author Barbara Ebel. It is lovely all around and would be a welcome addition to any child's book collection!