In this bright new picture book, the author describes all the differences between her dog and cat, who don't always get along. But the story ends on a delightfully sweet note when the author reveals what her dog and cat have in common -- a love of pizza and a love of their owner.

  

The strong lines and fresh colors make this book an appealing read as young readers learn about normal behaviors for the two most popular pets, and that even the most different of creatures can find things in common.  Every pet owner or animal lover will enjoy this imaginative tale of two tails! And whether you're a dog person or a cat person (or like both), you'll relate to the animals we love so much.

  

Ashlee Fletcher was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, and moved to California when she was 18 to pursue her career in art. She attended Laguna College of Art & Design, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Illustration and an emphasis in Drawing and Painting. This is her first book.

Studying for school doesn't have to be a chore. This fun and accessible resource is perfect for students who want to develop better study habits and achieve academic success. Educational consultant Cindy Muchnick helps readers improve transcripts for college applications; ace standardized tests; and become better, more successful students.

Cindy is a graduate of Stanford University with bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Art History and a master's in Liberal Studies. She is a former Assistant Director of Admission for the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago. She has read and evaluated over three thousand applications for college admission to competitive colleges. In her research, she personally conducted interviews with the Deans of Admission of: Amherst, University of Chicago, Columbia, Duke, Grinnell, New York University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, Stanford, Wesleyan, Williams and Yale. She has also written four other books published by Simon & Schuster and Random House.

While at Stanford, Cindy worked as a campus tour guide and a volunteer student coordinator in recruiting admitted students for the Office of Undergraduate Admission. She next completed her Masters Degree at Nova Southeastern University. As an admission director at IIT and University of Chicago, Cindy read and screened applications, interviewed prospective students, recruited and served on the admissions committee to evaluate borderline applicants and appeals cases. She also taught SAT preparation classes for the Princeton Review, served as an English literature teaching assistant at the Francis Parker School in Chicago, and later worked as a high school teacher at a private college preparatory school, The University School, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Cindy has conducted numerous workshops on steps to high school success, study skills, and college essay writing (as well as other topics) both locally and across the country. She worked as an educational consultant, privately counseling eighth through twelfth grade students for the past ten years. She now speaks publicly and presents workshops full time for PTO groups, keynote addresses, middle and high school students and other parent groups. Students she has worked with have been admitted to: Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Yale, MIT, Duke, Wesleyan, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern, Vassar, all UC schools, Johns Hopkins, The Claremont Colleges, Brandeis, Columbia, NYU, and USC among others. She lives with her husband, three sons and daughter in Newport Beach.

For more information about Cindy, check out this recent Daily Pilot article .