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A Dog Named Chuck
Chuck is a farm dog who just wants to take a nap in front of the fire. But he keeps getting interrupted by his farmyard friends calling out his name. Or so he thinks…
Upcoming events
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Private Book Reading and Signing at Cornerstone Christian Academy, Sugar Land, Texas
February 2025
Farm Animal Week special storytime reading by author Alisha McMillen
About the Book and its author
Alisha McMillen is a mom to 20-year-old twin girls. A Dog Named Chuck quietly lived in Alisha’s mind and heart for about 15 years while she was busy being a stay-at-home mom to her girls. When she and her husband, John, became empty nesters after the twins moved off to college, Alisha finally focused on getting her first children’s book published.
A Dog Named Chuck was inspired by her daughters. When they were in pre-school, Alisha would make up stories to help the time pass in the car while driving between activities. One daughter would provide two animals and the location for the story, the other, two animals and the weather for the story. A Dog Named Chuck was born from this simple but fun formula, along with many other stories. Some were good, and some were not so good — the ‘unicorn’ days were a BIG challenge!
A Dog Named Chuck became a favorite story and Alisha knew she wanted to share it with the world, hoping other young children would enjoy it as much as her twins did.
Alisha lives in Texas and has two goofy, lazy dogs. Moose is an enormous chocolate lab at 136 lbs. Scout, a typical golden retriever, is the small dog at 74 lbs.
