Saturday, July 14, 2012

We Lost Our Camera !!!

Cuddly Dog and The Little Girl on Kindle at Amazon.Com
Cuddly Dog and The Little Girl on Nook at Barnes and Noble
Cuddly Dog and The Little Girl at Fastpencil


   Good Day everybody,


  Me and Froggy Froggur went to Washington, DC last week to watch the fireworks and got to see lots of sights.  Unfortunately, we took the Washington Metro subway into the city, and we lost our camera before we got to the monuments.
    Froggy Froggur was worried that everyone would be sad, but we knew we had to give an explanation to all the kids, and at least tell you what we did and who we saw. 
   When we first got off the Metro, the first thing we saw were the thousands of families that had come to this magnificent city.  We also noticed how dry the grass was and how hot it was.  So, we bought some ice cream.
   We then walked down past the Washington Monument and took a small picture with our telephone, but it didn't turn out all that good. We finally reached the Lincoln Monument and sat on the steps for a few minutes until the crowds had cleared enough for us to see Abraham Lincoln sitting in his chair.  Some children saw us, but nobody came to say 'Hi'.
Lincoln Memorial
    We than walked over to the Thomas Jefferson monument and enjoyed looking at the water and all the boats going up and down the river.  There sure was a lot of pretty boats. 
   It was close to supper time and one little boy waved to us, but he didn't say anything, but we waved back.  We than went back to the main mall area and walked all the way down to the Native American Indian Museum and ate in their cafeteria on the bottom floor.  
The Mitsitam Cafe at the National Museum of the American Indian
Its close to where the Capitol building is. After that, we walked around the museum for a few hours and saw some really good children's books that dealt with Native American legends.  Froggy Froggur especially like a book about a little Indian girl, it was called, 'Frog Girl'.
Frog Girl book on display at Museum
   When we finally left, we went over to where the line was to be part of the Capital 4th Celebration that was being televised.  It took us a long time to get in, and the guards ran their little metal detectors all over our little bodies, but they let us in.  Once we got in, we found a nice spot that was a little bit of a way from the stage, but we could see okay. It was a great show.
National Mall photo
    Of all the things I can say about the show, the definite thing is that Matthew Broderick sounds and looks like he could be the new version of Frank Sinatra.  I really do believe that.  His stage persona and the way he carried himself with his duet partner,...well... it was so much like looking at Frank Sinatra it was scary.
Matthew Broderick at Capitol Fourth
   Finally, we got to see the Fireworks.  It was beautiful.  Our only regret was that we didn't have our camera.  Well, hopefully we can do it again next year but with some beautiful pictures to share.

   We have to go for now, but we want to thank all the people who have viewed our music video, and who have looked at our colored photos that appear in our new book.  And if you haven't seen them, than go take a look.  
Click Here to View Full Colored Pictures at Blog Site
The pictures in our new book appear to be in black and white, but that's not how they were drawn.  I've included them in a previous blog and they're in full color.
   So bye for now, and be good to your family and friends.
   Love, Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur.



Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Happy 4th of July!!!



   Me and Froggy Froggur are on our way to Washington, DC to watch the fireworks.  We're going to take lots of pictures and post them later.  Come to DC and look for us...We promise we'll say "Hi"
   Have a wonderful Independence Day, and see you at the fireworks

                                   - Love Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur


Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur in "Cuddly Dog and the Little Girl" music video

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur in new book..."Cuddly Dog and The Little Girl"



   This is the third book in the Cuddly Dog series.  This is a summer story and could take place in any small town in the World.  It just so happens that we filmed the music video for this books promotion in Gettysburg, PA., USA.
    We loved the feel of Gettysburg and its community look.  We used real locations, and public areas because of the beauty that was present everywhere, and we would wholeheartedly recommend people go there for a visit.
   This is the first story where Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur meet and talk to real people, but it is for a special reason.  That special reason is to help a little girl.
   Unlike the previous versions of Cuddly Dog, this book has only five pictures.  In the spirit of sharing, I'm going to put them all here on this blog, and in their proper order.
Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur meet the Wish Fairy
 I'm not going to include captions to all the pictures because I still want some mystery to remain in the story.
Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur meet Celeste
   It should be noted that Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur are from another world, they only appear to look like stuffed animals.
Holding hands at sunset
   There really is a pond in Gettysburg that inspired this picture at sunset, but I'm not gonna say where it is.
   The nighttime sky in the background is taken directly from Cuddly Dog's first book.  It is a direct link that connects the two stories.
   As I said in the beginning, I won't label all the pictures because I don't want to give the story away...but here is the music video we created to help promote the book.  It is only a preview, and as we said...it was filmed in Gettysburg, PA.

Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur in "Cuddly Dog and the Little Girl" music video

 We really love bringing these stories to you, and of course we have many more...but they take time to make, so don't get discouraged.  So...be good to your family and friends, and we'll see you next time.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Memorial Day

Cuddly Dog in The Christmas Storm
Cuddly Dog Book/Story on Fastpencil


Cuddly Dog eBook/Story on Barnes & Noble eBook
A lot of people don't know that Memorial Day weekend is the actual time that the first Cuddly Dog story takes place.   Happy Memorial Day everyone.  It is such a rich and beautiful start to summer that we hope you do everything we've done.  Make it a beautiful day and weekend.


So, good-bye for now, and be good to your family and friends.



Thursday, May 24, 2012

Cuddly Dog is Late, but Coming up

Cuddly Dog in The Christmas Storm
Cuddly Dog Book/Story on Fastpencil

Cuddly Dog eBook/Story on Barnes & Noble eBook

   We would like to apologize for the lateness of the third book in the Cuddly Dog series.  It is only because we are going a little more Hi-Tech with Cuddly Dog, and expanding his stories into all areas, including young readers of a more advanced level. 
   We will also be incorporating ... well...we don't want to spoil the surprise.  But the third book of Cuddly Dog is on the way, it will be a summer edition, and it will show what it means to be a good friend.

                  
So, good-bye for now, and be good to your family and friends.


Saturday, January 28, 2012

Cuddly Dog in his 3rd Book in the series

 Cuddly Dog in The Christmas Storm
Cuddly Dog Book/Story on Fastpencil
   Just stopped in quick to say that the third book in the Cuddly Dog series has been drafted up.  For all those who are new to Cuddly Dog, his stories are more advanced for reading than your basic picture book.  
Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur
      To be honest, they're just a step below being a graphic novel.  The best comment we received was a description that said 'the books are more like great stories with great pictures.'
   The newest story should be available in a few weeks, but until then, Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur will work hard on all their artwork.  I did snap this picture of them eating my breakfast, but they meant no harm.  
Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur
   We're sure children will love this new adventure, and as always, it will be downloadable.
   So, good-bye for now, and be good to your family and friends.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Happy New Year 2012! Cuddly Dog Share's Holiday Pictures

Cuddly Dog Book/Story on Fastpencil
   Happy New Year everybody!
Happy New Year !!  from Cuddly Dog & Friends
    I hope you are having an excellent beginning to this new Calendar year.  This is the last week of the Holiday season, which officially ends on Jan. 6th, the Epiphany, which signifies the arrival of the Three Wise Men.  So, if you're still looking for gifts for that new Nook, Kindle, or Ipad, our Christmas story is available for instant download, or...you can look to the Spring, and get the Original story...'Cuddly Dog'.
   As for Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur, they had a great Christmas time, and Froggy Froggur got to meet a couple of surprise visitors.  He was so happy!
Froggy Froggur is surprised by guests
    For the rest of the week, the two friends spent time visiting friends, watching the Holiday programs, and playing video games.
   Now, we told you earlier that we were going to go to see the fireworks at the Baltimore Harbor, but Froggy Froggur wanted to visit a friend who was feeling a little sad, and instead we went to the Annapolis Harbor.
   We parked at a garage on the outskirts of the city and walked in.  We passed several stores on the way in and Froggy Froggur was amazed at how beautiful everything was...and also how warm it was. 
Cuddly Dog and Froggy Froggur rest outside Reynold's Tavern
   We made it to the dock where we tried some fried clams, talked to some Boy and Girls, and then listened to a rock band.  All this we squeezed in before the fireworks started.
Froggy Froggur says "Hi" to some children
    After the fireworks, we headed back to our car...but before leaving Annapolis, we stopped in at Uncle Bob's Fudge Kitchen, which is right on the corner of the dock street, and we bought ourselves two big pieces of delicious fudge.  They had a great sale going on for fudge, but I told them I was going on a diet.
   Once we had our big bag of fudge, we left the city with great ease.  It was a great time and we all slept well.
Cuddly Dog, Froggy Froggur & Kelly M. Gastiger
    So, we'll go for now, but look for our new books which will be coming out soon, and as we said before, our first book...'Cuddly Dog' ...is a spring time story.  So...be good to your family and friends, and we'll see you next time.