Nito and Chloe

CanCan, 08 August 2010,
Categories: Books for children, Reviews

Assistance Dogs of the West (ADW) is a Santa-Fe-based non-profit with more than 30 dogs in training at a time.

ADW uses local school children, kids in juvenile detention centers, and developmentally and physically disabled students to train all of their service dogs.

This gives the student dog trainers leadership skills, and compassionate awareness.

Author Judith Newton and illustrator Sue Blackburn have created three children’s books, inspired by the ADW program, about Nito, a runt puppy chosen for the noble job of a service dog.

Nito’s Tale is made of sturdy card stock for little ones ages 2-6.

Nito’s Tale gives insight in child-friendly language about how assistance dogs are trained and what they can do.

My second son, Deeds, loves animals. He sees them wherever we go!

He is always intrigued by service dogs we encounter in public, including drug sniffing dogs at the airport.

A book like this is a great way to explore the topic of assistance dogs, to satisfy your child’s curiosity in an age appropriate way.

Nito Meets Chloe, Nito teams up with a little girl in a wheelchair.

The rhyming text and happy illustrations are about all of the things Nito and Chloe do together and how they spend their day.

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In Nito and Chloe Get an Invitation, the pair are invited to Washington, D.C. where they go to a museum, visit the White House and meet the president and the president’s dog, Bo.