Friday, September 27, 2024

Granite by Susan Butcher & David Monson illustrated by Sarah Douglas*

 My parents recently visited Alaska. My mom asked me to request this picture book for her to read.

Susan, a musher, loves her sled dogs. People say she will never win the Iditarod because she babies them. When Granite was born, his knock-knees and timid nature seem like hinderances to becoming a sled dog. Over time he develops into a strong lead sled dog, winning the Iditarod three times. This book relates the trials he and Susan to endure to accomplish this feat.

Sadly in 2006 Susan died of leukemia.

*Highly recommend.

-Borrowed from the library.



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