Hello everyone! Charlie Bean and I wanted to share some exciting news with you all! My hometown of Lisbon Falls, Maine, is hosting a book reading, sale, and signing for Charlie Bean and I on Friday, December 22 at 6pm. The illustrator of the book, Heather Bonar, will also be present at this event. The Lisbon Library Department and local supporters will be providing refreshments. In honor of the theme of animal adoptions and in the holiday spirit, the library…..
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Charlie Bean loves Thanksgiving; it is one of his favorite holidays. During holidays, Charlie Bean gets to see his Grandparents! Every November for the past several years, my parents have visited us from several states away to join us for the week of Thanksgiving. Of course, they did so again this year. Each time they visit, Charlie Bean and I take them on adventures. This year, we visited a nearby small town with a dog bakery,…..
Upcoming Event Announcement: Book Signing When: Friday, December 22 at 6:00pm Where: Lisbon Library Department, 28 Main Street, Lisbon Falls, ME Join local author Christine Renaud and the star of her book, Charlie Bean, for a book reading and signing. Charlie Bean will be present to meet and greet everyone, as will the author and illustrator, Heather Bonar. In the holiday spirit, donations will be accepted for the local Humane Society. Refreshments will be served. Please join us for a…..
November 10, 2011. Charlie Bean’s Birthday, and what a wonderful day it is. This year, Charlie Bean turned 6! Two years ago when we adopted him, we brought Charlie Bean home on November 11. Luckily for him, that means that both his adoption day and his birthday fall on the same day of the year! So, every November, we set aside a weekend to celebrate. This year, we spent Saturday giving Charlie Bean his birthday presents: a new toy…..
As we all know, Charlie Bean loves adventures. Some typical autumn adventures that humans love include apple picking and pumpkin picking. My husband and I, of course, also like to take part in these fun fall activities, and we use tons of apples each fall to make baked goods and pies and other delicious treats. This year, we decided that Charlie Bean might like to be part of these fun fall adventures, too, so we did some research and found…..
Sunday, October 29, 2017. Occoquan Virginia. Charlie Bean arrives by car to this town, excited to walk around one of his favorite spots to explore. Down the street is the pet baker he loves, where his mom and dad take him to get treats, like pupcakes and pupcicles and all kinds of delicious doggy treats. Today, for the first time ever, Charlie Bean gets to walk to the pet bakery first! Usually, his parents make him walk all around the…..
Over the past weekend, Charlie Bean and I held our first book signing and sale for Charlie Bean Goes Home. We spent the day on Saturday from 2-5pm at the Second & Charles in Woodbridge, Virginia. Charlie Bean and I had a wonderful day meeting new friends and sharing our story. During our time at the book signing, a number of families shared their adoption stories as well. One family shared that they lost an adopted dog at the beginning…..
Book sale and signing at 2nd & Charles in Woodbridge, VA from 2-4pm. I cannot wait to share this wonderful dog and his amazing story with you all. Charlie Bean will be in attendance and is excited to meet his fans. Charlie Bean can’t wait to share some of his fluffy love with you all, so we hope to see you there!
Shortly after moving to Virginia, my husband and I began discussing the fact that we wanted to add a dog to our family. We both had dog breeds that we liked, including Pugs, Huskies, German Shepherds, and Bulldogs, among many others. We looked online and around our area, speaking with breeders of different types of dogs, considering costs, and talking about what we wanted in a dog. We had even discussed going through a breeder to get a Pug. …..
On a bright, sunny day in November of 2015, my husband and I took a drive to one of our local shelters. Having spent about a year discussing the possibility of getting a dog, we had finally decided that today was the day! We had viewed some of the shelter dogs online and one dog in particular stood out to us. We both had the afternoon off from work, so we visited the shelter that day in high hopes of…..