Stephanie Calmenson, Children's Book Author

Learn more about May I Pet Your Dog?.

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I’m Harry, a long-haired dachshund.
I was in a cage for three months
waiting to be adopted.

I was a sad and scared puppy.
Then Stephanie took me home!
She gave me lots of love.

Day by day,
friend by friend….

I got braver.

I went to school where I learned good manners and tricks, too.

I learned to get
silly and have fun!

I’m a happy dog now!

I’m even the star of my own book,
May I Pet Your Dog?

Pretty cool for a puppy nobody wanted,
don’t you think?

Photos 2, 4, 9, 12, 14 © Ronnie Schultz
Photos 5 and 8, Harry with children, © Eleanor Kwei
Illustration from May I Pet Your Dog © Jan Ormerod 2007