Today Riley's family is celebrating Jasper's Day. Everything they do will be in honor of Jasper -- sort of like a birthday. But it isn't Jasper's birthday. The old dog's cancer has gotten really bad. Riley knows they can't let him suffer any longer, but letting go will be the hardest thing he's ever had to do.
Marjorie Blain Parker's tender story is filled with smiles, tears and the joy of special memories, and Janet Wilson's gentle pastels capture the depth of love shared by a boy and his dog. Together, they speak of acceptance, remembrance and the importance of cherishing life's every moment.

 

This book was published 2002 by Kids Can Press .

Janet Wilson decided to return to school and study at the Ontario College of Art when her two sons reached school age. She concentrated on illustration, drawing and painting, and graduated with honors. Since then, Janet has worked in various types of illustration, and particularly enjoys illustrating books. Her other titles include Daniel's Dog , Mystery of the Lunchbox Criminal , Selina and the Bearpaw Quilt and In Flanders Fields . Janet works from her home studio in Toronto, Ontario. Marjorie Blain Parker is the author of Jasper's Dayand A Paddling of Ducks. Over the years, she and her family have shared their home with a banana king snake, a hamster, numerous fish and two ducks. Joseph Kelly is a commercial and industrial artist. He is illustrator of the Martin Bridge series of chapter books and A Paddling of Ducks. He lives in Sonoma, California.