Safe & Sound ended 2007 right: our book was mentioned in the Chicago Tribune’s “For Young Readers” section on December 29: “Hanni and Beth: Safe & Sound By Beth Finke, illustrated by Anthony Alex LeTourneau Blue Marlin, $17.95 Ages 7-10 years Hanni, the author’s guide dog, is chosen to tell the story of their workday […]

I’ve been visiting schools to talk about blindness and Seeing Eye dogs for years — ever since I got my first Seeing Eye dog, Dora, in 1991. Now with my children’s book published, the visits are even more fun. Usually teachers have already read Safe & Sound out loud to their students before we arrive. […]

Every once in a while, my talking computer barks out an email from the Illinois chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. I listen and think, gee, that event sounds interesting. And then I find out where they are meeting, or when they are meeting, and I hit the delete button. But […]