I wrote my latest book Ishmael and the Hoops of Steel at home alternating between a study we have upstairs (image above) and a small computer nook downstairs (image below). Where did you write your latest book? How important to you is the space in which you write? A number of those are revealed in the following interview and pictures in which he invites us inside his creative spaces. There are, of course, other interesting things about Mr Bauer. He is a grown man (with a beard) and still plays with Batman, Buzz Lightyear and Homer Simpson toys. His books for kids and teens have been translated into Dutch, German, Italian, French, Korean, Norwegian, Czechoslovakian and Hebrew.ģ.

He is not only a highly respected author, he’s also a very nice man.Ģ. Mosely becomes the unifying force that helps the family cope and keep together, and he will never be “just a dog,” to anyone who hears his story.There are several very interesting things you should know about Michael Gerard Bauer.ġ. Money troubles and relationship troubles are part of this story. This isn’t a book about a perfect family with a perfect dog. Mosely could be the boy and his dog next door. Each chapter, happy or sad, resonates with truth. As narrator, he’s completely honest about the good times and the bad times, about what he did right and what he did wrong. Mosely from his puppy days to how his family managed to deal with Mr. This game was fun for both of them until one afternoon when the trick went disastrously wrong.Ĭorey narrates the story of Mr. Corey had hilarious times trying to disguise himself and trick Mr. Mosely sat in front of the house waiting for Corey to walk home from school. He seemed to know what they needed even when they didn’t know themselves.Įvery afternoon, Mr. With his amazing love, loyalty and intuition, he supported every member of his family. He didn’t rescue anyone from a burning building. Mosely learned only one trick in his whole life. Mosely,” because Corey was too little to be able to say the letter “t.”

The name “Mister Mostly” eventually became “Mr. Without hesitation, he picked the puppy that was mostly white. When Corey was three years old, his family let him choose a puppy from a litter of mixed-breed dogs. Even if they don’t own a dog, they will want to own this book so that they can read it again and again, and loan it to their friends and persuade their teacher to read it aloud in class. Even kids who don’t love dogs will love this book.

Just a Dog by Michael Gerard Bauer