We have exciting news to share with you!

Brava Magazine has picked the Book Buddies to be this year’s Capital City Dogs! On behalf of the Book Buddies and their love of being read to, we are honored to be selected. They will be featured in Brava Magazine’s  July/August issue. Be sure to pick up a copy!

Pictured above are scenes from the photo session with Brava Magazine.  Thank you to Opal, Paisley, and Tupelo for representing the Book Buddies and posing for pictures. And thanks to YOU for making the Book Buddies reading program available for young readers in the Madison area and Dane County!

The Book Buddies will also be…

…at the Bridge-Lake Point-Waunona Neighborhood Center every Tuesday during the summer.

…at the Middleton Book Fair on Saturday, August 1, from 10 am – 4 pm. Stop by with a child to read a book to a Book Buddy!

THANK YOU to all who participated in Taradiddle Youth Writing Contest #9 and submitted a story about a truffle-sniffing dog. Please join us in congratulating the authors of the winning stories!

Abecedarians (12 years or younger)

First place: Lory N. from Thailand; Second place: Lara J. from the United Kingdom; Third place: Karina Victoria K. from Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Honorable Mention: Maria R.

Juventus (13-15 years)

First place: Amira N. from Markham, Ontario, Canada; Second place: Elyse F. from Washington, United States; Third place: Pippa W. from North Carolina, United States; Honorable Mention: Beliz

Doyens  (16-18 years)

First place: Sophie Tran from San Jose, California, United States; Second place: Addy Blankenship from Powhatan, Virginia, United States; Third place: Zoe Cumings from Fargo, North Dakota, United States; Honorable Mention: Iris Kim from Tujunga, California, United States

Enjoy the stories here !