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           “Buddy’s Adventures”

“Buddy’s Adventures- From Wine country to San Francisco” is a work in progress. While the text is written, this darling children’s book about the cute Cavalier and his adventures as he travels to San Francisco is still being illustrated.

Below is the story of Buddy’s Adventures (book #1) that you can read and imagine the pictures in your mind. Buddy needs artists to fill his pages! Our Blog has a call for children artists to complete the pagess. If you are interested please contact us so we can give you details or read the blog for information.

Enjoy the story! Thanks- Bark!

                                                 “THE ADVENTURES OF BUDDY”

                                    THE CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL 

                                                                      BOOK ONE

                                     FROM WINE COUNTRY TO FRANCISCO 

                                     WRITTEN BY THE SCHMICK FAMILY

                                                 ILLUSTRATIONS BY ? TBA

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BUDDY IS A CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL. HE IS TRI-COLOR WITH A BLACK, WHITE, AND BROWN COAT. HE HAS BIG ROUND EYES AS SWEET AS CHOCOLATE BALLS. 

(THIS COULD BE A REAL PICTURE OF BUDDY OR ILLUSTRATED PAGE?)

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HE LIVES WITH A FAMILY IN SONOMA WINE COUNTRY. THEY  TAKE HIM EVERYWHERE THEY GO. CITIES, BEACHES, RIVERS, PARKS, MOUNTAIN TOPS, ETC. YOU GET THE IDEA.

 (SMALL ILLUSTRATIONS IN ROUNDS ON PAGE- BUDDY IN CITY, BUDDY ON MOUNTAIN,BUDDY ON BEACH, BUDDY ON RIVER)

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LIKE MOST DOGS BUDDY LOVES TO TAKE NAPS IN THE SUN, ON HIS FAVORITE GREEN COUCH, IN HIS FAVORITE ROOM, BY HIS FAVORITE WINDOW.  

(ILLUSTRATION) 

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AND WHEN BUDDY NAPS, THIS IS WHERE THE ADVENTURES OF BUDDY BEGIN.

 (FUN ILLUSTRATION TO LOOK AT/CONCEPT TBA)

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 JUST THE OTHER DAY HIS FAMILY TOOK HIM ACROSS THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE TO THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. 

(ILLUSTRATION OF BUDDY LOOKING AT BRIDGE,CABLE CARS, ETC IN BACKGROUND)

 THEY PLAYED ON THE BEACHES, DROVE DOWN WINDING STREETS, AND BUDDY BARKED AT THE CLANKING CABLE CARS.

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AND AS IT ALWAYS HAPPENS UPON THEIR RETURN HOME, BUDDY WENT TO SLEEP ON HIS FAVORITE GREEN COUCH, IN HIS FAVORITE ROOM, BY HIS FAVORITE WINDOW.

 (ILLUSTRATION OF HIM ON COUCH) 

AND OF COURSE HE STRETCHED OUT & THEN CURLED UP INTO A TIGHT LITTLE BALL AND HIS NEXT ADVENTURE BEGAN. 

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“DON’T BE SCARED” BUDDY SAID TO HIS FRIENDS AS THEY LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOWS AS THEY CROSSED THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. WITH TAILS WAGGING AND EARS FLAPPING IN THE WIND, THEY WERE OVER THE BAY.  

(ILLUSTRATION OF DOGS HEAD OUT OF CAR WINDOW WITH BAY VIEW)

 THEY LOOKED AT THE SAILBOATS AND BUDDY WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE A CAPTAIN OF ONE. AND AS DREAMS GO, WITH A QUICK WINK OF HIS EYES AND WAG OF HIS TAIL BUDDY MADE IT HAPPEN.

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THEY WERE ON A BEAUTIFUL WHITE SAILBOAT WITH BLUE SAILS HEADED FOR THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. BUDDY HELD TIGHT TO THE WHEEL AND FELT THE SEA BREEZE BLOW THROUGH HIS LONG, FLAPPY EARS.

THEN A WONDERFUL SMELL CAME TO BUDDY’S NOSE AND SO HE TURNED THE BOAT AROUND AND FOLLOWED THE SMELL TO FISHERMAN’S WHARF. THIS WAS A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR A DOG TO BE. ONE KIND SHOP OWNER GAVE BUDDY AND HIS FRIENDS A TASTE OF SOME WARM SOURDOUGH BREAD.  

NOTICING ANOTHER DOG WHO WAS HUNGRY AND LOOKING IN A GARBAGE CAN FOR FOOD, BUDDY QUICKLY TURNED TO GIVE HIM HIS WARM PIECE OF BREAD. HE HAD LEARNED IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHARE AND GIVE TO OTHERS IN NEED.  

(ILLUSTRATION OF 3 DOGS GETTING BREAD FROM AN OUTSTRETCHED HAND. FISH WHARF IN BACKGROUND) 

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THEN BUDDY HEARD A CLANK CLANK AND A RING RING AND WENT OFF TO INVESTIGATE. HE FOUND A STRANGE CABLE CAR GOING STRAIGHT UP A STEEP HILL WITH PEOPLE HANGING ALL OVER IT. AGAIN HE WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO RING THE BELL AND FLY DOWN THOSE STEEP HILLS.

SO AS DREAMS GO, BUDDY WAS DRIVING THE CABLE CAR FULL OF PASSENGERS SMILING AND TAKING PHOTOS AND ASKING BUDDY TO GO FASTER AND FASTER.

(ILLUSTRATION OF BUDDY DRIVING CABLE CAR)

AS HE FLEW THROUGH CHINATOWN, HE MARVELED AT THE WONDERFUL COLORS AND PEOPLE THERE.

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BUT THEN HE HEARD A SOUND THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM OUTSIDE HIS DREAM. THE SOUND OF CHILDREN LAUGHING WOKE BUDDY UP FROM HIS WONDERFUL ADVENTURE.

HE LOOKED OUT OF HIS FAVORITE WINDOW AND SAW HIS TWO FAVORITE PEOPLE, THE CHILDREN WHO LIVED WITH HIM.

AND THOUGH HE WANTED TO EXPLORE MORE OF THE DIFFERENT PLACES AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO, IT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT.

(ILLUSTRATION OF BUDDY GOING THROUGH DOOR, RUNNING TO KIDS IN BACKYARD)

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BUDDY  JUMPED OFF HIS FAVORITE GREEN COUCH, IN HIS FAVORITE ROOM, BY HIS FAVORITE WINDOW TO GO OUT AND PLAY WITH THE LITTLE GIRL AND BOY HE CALLED FAMILY.  

(ILLUSTRATION OF KIDS, CLOSE, LAUGHING, LICKING, SUN SHINING,SWEET LOVING)

 BESIDES, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE TIME FOR ANOTHER, WONDERFUL ADVENTURE OF BUDDY AGAIN SOON.

THE END- PAGE 11.

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