PreviewsTara Anderson

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  Harvey Comes Home

  Colleen Nelson, Tara Anderson (Illustrator)

  A runaway West Highland Terrier named Harvey inspires Mr. Pickering, a bitter retirement-home resident coping with memory loss, to tell stories of his Dust Bowl childhood to Austin, a young volunteer at the home, who begins to feel empathy as a result.

  (Pajama Press Inc., $21.95 Hardcover, 224 pages, ISBN: 978-17-72780-97-0)  

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  Harvey Holds His Own

  Colleen Nelson, Tara Anderson (Illustrator)

  This second novel featuring Harvey, the loyal and loving West Highland Terrier, reunites him with his friends at Brayside Manor, particularly young Austin, when his person Maggie decides to do her Grade 7 volunteer work there. The new resident of the retirement home, Mrs. Fradette, inspires Maggie to take an interest in local history.

  (Pajama Press Inc., $22.95 Hardcover, 288 pages, ISBN: 978-17-72781-14-4)  

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  Harvey Takes the Lead

  Colleen Nelson, Tara Anderson (Illustrator)

  This third adventure in the life of Harvey, a West Highland Terrier, is a story of acceptance and understanding. Harvey continues to provide comfort to the elderly residents of Brayside, despite the wishes of a new assistant director; Mr. Kowalski tells Austin and Harvey tales of his youth in the Second World War; and Maggie’s audition for the school play doesn’t go as planned.

  (Pajama Press Inc., $22.95 Hardcover, 256 pages, ISBN: 978-17-72782-40-0)