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| Pug At The Beach. A small dog teaches us all how to live an abundant and authentic life. |
A common perception of Pug At The Beach is that it's a children's book. It is not. Well, sort of. It's a book written for an adult audience but one that kids happen to enjoy as well. Everybody loves Pug and he is indeed a book for all ages, but children will need guidance in grasping the deeper concepts of the Pug philosophy as well as some of the language. And I've found that kids are eager to step into that role.
Yes, I have young readers as part of my audience, some as young as 6 years old, but they are reading Pug with their parents. In that respect Pug is a wonderful tool - opening up communication and discussion between parent and child on values and life philosophies. Once guided, kids can then look to Pug as a role model of sorts, and in difficult situations can ask themselves, What would Pug do? Adults do this too, combining their existing beliefs with Pug's creating a deeper dimension which serves to heal heart and mind.
I always say that Pug At The Beach is a book written for "big kids, like us" (that is, adults) but kids like him too because they know a good thing when they see one.
Benjamin Gline, was 13 years old when he read Pug. His mom, of a friend of mine, sent along this from Ben himself:
"I liked the life lessons Pug gave, because most of them were about embracing the simple things in life and how to have a good time."
The fact that Pug's reach extends beyond my targeted, adult audience is a testament to his power as a modern day icon for self-discovery through play.
Take a look at these pages from the Pug website and then decide for yourself - is Pug a children's book?
www.pugatthebeach.com/aboutpug.htm (about Pug himself)
www.pugatthebeach.com/aboutcompany.htm (Pug's mission)
http://on.fb.me/FreePugBook (a free preview of the 2nd Pug book)
And lastly, just for fun, my other blog which chronicles life lessons learned while walking the beach everyday:
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