Books with title A Day in the Life of Murphy

MURPHY-STOP-THAT is my name. I am a terrier. I bark. I bark at anything and everything and all the time. On a farm filled with delicious kitchen smells and dumb farm animals and unexplained noises, there's always something to keep a dog busy -- and often in trouble. From his morning rush to the house for breakfast to his final rounds before curling up in his comfortable bed in the barn at night, Murphy is the sort of irrepressible but lovable dog that only Alice Provensen, with her trademark affection for even misbehaving animals, could portray.

"Murphy-Stop-That is my name. I am a terrier. I bark. I bark at anything and everything and all the time." As he goes through his day -- barking, eating, outsmarting the dumb animals on the farm, putting up with a visit to the vet -- Murphy never loses his doggy enthusiasm, even when he has to sleep out in the barn. In her charming new tale, acclaimed author and illustrator Alice Provensen shows that every dog -- even a bad dog -- has his day.

This book is celebrating the simple pleasures, joys and adventures growing up in The Blue Ridge Mountains of rural North Carolina. It is about the author/illustrators' childhood and the outdoor adventures with her cousin. The setting of the story is on a small farm or "playground" with lots of animals and fun around every corner. The characters go on bike rides, swings on tire swings, chasing chickens for fun, finding shapes in the clouds and ends their day with catching lightning bugs in the cool night air. It is a glimpse into what a child's imagination can create and all the fun that awaits. The author/illustrator reflects on the adventures and simple fun that she enjoyed before the Internet and gaming systems became entertainment for children. Fun and treasured memories were created with her imagination. Your imagination can take you anywhere you desire!