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  • Published: 6 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593814703
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $35.00

The Dog Who Made It Better




Dr. Blob may not be a doctor but he is a dog with a very important job...it might even include saving a life or two. An uplifting tale of hope, healing, and the power of family to overcome grief.

Dr. Blob may not be a doctor but he is a dog with a very important job...it might even include saving a life or two. An uplifting tale of hope, healing, and the power of family to overcome grief.

Dr. Blob has the best life a dog could ask for. He eats and he sleeps and he plays. He loves his family and they love him back. Life is pretty perfect.

Then the Very Bad Thing happens. Suddenly life doesn't seem so perfect and Dr. Blob is more afraid than he ever remembers being. How can he help his family get past the tragedy when what's hurting them can't be bitten or growled at? To make matters worse, there's a new pet in the house and a growing threat outside of it in the form of an animal-hating neighor with a sinister plan. Will Dr. Blob be able to protect all he loves and save his family from grief? 

The Dog Who Made It Better is the story of a dazzling, if cowardly, Bernese Mountain dog learning what he would sacrifice for his faimly—and how, sometimes, the best way to overcome our fears is to face them.

  • Published: 6 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593814703
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $35.00

About the author

Katherin Nolte

Katherin Nolte received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow. Her fiction has appeared in dozens of publications and won multiple awards, but it was a late-night ER visit with her four children that inspired her to write Back to the Bright Before. An Ohio native, she currently lives with her family in Iowa.

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Praise for The Dog Who Made It Better

Praise for Back to the Bright Before:

"Like Oz or Narnia, the landscape will enchant readers looking for an eventful adventure." -- Booklist

"The dark cloud hanging over Pet’s house is offset by her clear-voiced ebullience; she is a funny, determined, and charming narrator....A diverting, warmhearted, unusual fantasy." -- Kirkus Reviews

Praise for The Wonderful Wishes of B.:

"A whimsical and touching story about connection, grief, and learning to understand and live with one’s feelings." -- Publishers Weekly

"This story’s whimsy and big heart are enchanting." -- Kirkus Reviews