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Ruby the Foster Dog Hardcover – Illustrated, November 15, 2017

by Jimmy Wayne (Author), Muza Ulasowski (Illustrator)

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Be a star that shines for others.

Abandoned in an animal shelter, Ruby, an adorable mixed breed puppy with an underbite, wonders if a family will ever adopt her. When a goofy looking, scruffy-faced man stops by the shelter, he adopts Ruby. Mr. James is not the family she was expecting&;but could he still be the answer to her prayers?

Mr. James (known as Jimmy Wayne to his country music fans) is walking halfway across America to raise awareness for the thousands of foster children who desperately need our help. Ruby realizes that she&;s not so very different from these kids: she&;s scared and alone. If she doesn&;t have help, she can&;t have hope either. But Mr. James wants to change all that, for her and for every foster kid in the United States.

On their adventure together, Mr. James teaches her about integrity, honesty, loyalty, faith, forgiveness, and trust, but mostly how love can rescue someone and forever change lives. As they walk along historic routes and locations throughout the Southeastern United States, Ruby quietly helps Mr. James overcome the issues he&;s been struggling with too. By the time they get to Phoenix, both of their lives are changed for the better. But just when Ruby accepts Mr. James as her new family, an unexpected phone call challenges her to redefine family&;and love&;all over again.

Ruby the Foster Dog will leave readers with a full heart, a desire to help foster dogs (and foster kids) find homes and forever families, and motivation to be a star that shines for others. Ruby&;s story parallels the plight of the more than 400,000 children in foster care, the 30,000 who age-out annually at 18-years-young, and the 100,000+ children waiting to be adopted. To find out more, please visit Project Meet Me Halfway at ProjectMMH.org.

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Jimmy Wayne is a former foster kid turned award-winning country music artist whose songs and story highlight his mission to raise awareness for children in foster care. Jimmy&;s hits include &;Stay Gone,&; &;Paper Angels,&; &;I Love You This Much,&; and &;Do You Believe Me Now,&; which earned BMI&;s prestigious Million-Air Award for receiving one million radio spins in America. In 2009 Jimmy toured with Brad Paisley and recorded &;Sara Smile&; with rock &;n roll Hall of Fame duo Daryl Hall and John Oates.

In 2010, Jimmy walked halfway across America (from Nashville to Phoenix) to raise awareness for kids aging out of the foster-care system. In 2012, Jimmy helped get legislative bills passed extending the age of foster care to twenty-one in California, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Ohio. In 2014, he released Walk to Beautiful: The Power of Love and a Homeless Kid Who Found The Way, a three-time New York Times bestselling memoir, which recently crossed the 100,000 print sales milestone. In 2016, he received the prestigious Points of Light award from President George W. Bush (41), and in 2017, he received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from William Woods University.

Jimmy has performed on the Grand Ole Opry more than two hundred times. He lives in Nashville and continues to work tirelessly on behalf of at-risk foster youth by performing, writing books, and keynote speaking. Jimmy's ultimate goal is to build transitional homes for youth who age out of foster care without a place to go.

To find out more about Jimmy and his awareness campaign, Project Meet Me Halfway, please visit:

JimmyWayne.com
Facebook.com/JimmyWayneOfficial
Twitter.com/JimmyWayne
Instagram/JimmyWayneOfficial
ProjectMMH.org

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Broadstreet Pub Group Llc; Illustrated edition (November 15, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 174 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 142455408X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1424554089
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 1
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 8.25 inches

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Jimmy is a former foster kid turned award-winning country music artist whose songs and story highlight his mission to raise awareness for kids in foster care. •Jimmy’s hits include “Stay Gone,” “Paper Angels” and“ I Love You This Much,” which was featured by Coca-Cola during its #ShareASong campaign.

•His three-week Number One, “Do You Believe Me Now” earned BMI’s prestigious Million-Air Award for receiving one million radio spins in America.

•In 2009 Jimmy toured with Brad Paisley and recorded “Sara Smile” with rock ‘n roll Hall of Fame duo Daryl Hall and John Oates.

•In 2010, Jimmy walked halfway across America (from Nashville to Phoenix) to raise awareness for kids aging out of the foster-care system.

•In 2011, Jimmy released the novel Paper Angels, which became a made-for-TV movie of the same title.

•In 2012, Jimmy helped get legislative bills passed extending the age of foster care to 21 in both California and Tennessee, and in 2015, he did the same in his home state of North Carolina.

•In 2014, he released Walk to Beautiful, his three-time New York Times Bestselling memoir.

• Jimmy Wayne is the youngest recipient to receive the Salvation Army's William Booth award and In June of 2016 President George H. W Bush presented Jimmy with the prestigious Points of Light Award.

•Jimmy has performed the Grand Ole Opry more than 200 times.

•He lives in Nashville and continues to work tirelessly on behalf of at-risk foster youth by performing, writing books, keynote speaking and through ProjectMMH.org.

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julieNwyoming

Fun, uplifting story families will enjoy reading together

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2017

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RUBY THE FOSTER DOG is an uplifting, fun story both kids and adults will enjoy. While it was written with kids age 8-12 in mind, it's a great book for families to read together. The story is fiction, but based on Jimmy Wayne’s own experience of being in foster care as a child, his walk halfway across America to raise awareness for foster children, and the adoption of his dog Ruby during that walk. With the story being told from Ruby’s perspective, it allows any kid to relate to the feelings of fear, sadness, trust and love kids their age experience. It opens a door for them to learn about kindness, loyalty, doing the right thing and being a “star that shines for others.” The detail of the book is beautifully done, from the lifelike illustrations, to the embossed paw prints on the cover and special request from Ruby at the end. RUBY THE FOSTER DOG delivers a positive and hopeful message that will tug at your heart and also make you laugh out loud. Kids need to laugh, adults need hope. RUBY THE FOSTER DOG is a wonderful addition to any book collection. In addition for grownups, I would recommend Jimmy Wayne’s New York Times bestselling autobiography, Walk to Beautiful: The Power of Love and a Homeless Kid Who Found the Way , which also inspires and motivates the reader with its powerful message of forgiveness, hope and love.

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Heather Olson

For Jimmy and Ruby what appeared to be the end was really a new beginning thanks to one who opened their heart and home

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2017

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“Ruby The Foster Dog” is a heartwarming children’s book that combines character education, strong messages of faith and values, and history, along with thoughts and concerns that many children in the foster care system face told through the dog Ruby. It is a most touching read with humor mixed in as you follow Ruby who was named after the ruby colored horizon on Route 66 and Jimmy on their adventure across America, meeting many special people along the way while learning about Route 66, Billy The Kid, The Grand Ole Opry, national landmarks, and much history as the readers witness the character traits firsthand between Jimmy and Ruby related to trust, work ethic, loyalty, compassion, love, perseverance, courage, learning to love yourself for your uniqueness, etc Ruby, like Jimmy, was abandoned and alone. They were both in the foster care system with Ruby’s being the shelter. She feared that no one would love her or choose her, and if they did, she feared returning that love. She was scared to attach and then be re-abandoned, however as Jimmy walks across across America with Ruby in tow, she builds her trust and learns that you have to take the risk to love and allow others to love you in return. We have many more children and adolescents in need of forever homes and this love shown by Jimmy to Ruby and vice versa, in “Ruby The Foster Dog” brings awareness to the great need of more Jimmy’s to the Ruby’s in the world. You just have to be willing to take the first step as Jimmy did stepping out onto the pavement from Nashville, TN to Phoenix, AZ to help a child in need in some way. This book can be utilized by those in the schools (social workers/therapists/guidance counselors, teaching staff, and the staff can easily create lessons to go with the story) and children as well as adults will be won over by this BEAutiful story of Ruby and Jimmy and the journey that is “Ruby The Foster Dog.” In life what sometimes appears to be the end is really a new beginning. Both Jimmy and Ruby were given this new beginning thanks to one who decided to take that first step in opening their heart and home to one in need. ❤️🐾

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Dolly Hiott

I can’t say enough good things about Ruby The Foster Dog

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018

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I can’t say enough good things about Ruby The Foster Dog! Beautifully written to teach morals, values and how to treat each other with kindness! The entire family can get something good from reading it! I loved it! It’s one of my favorites! It’s a great gift idea for all ages! We need more books like this! I would love to see this book made into a movie! It’s sends a positive message and just makes you feel good! If you haven’t already, go out and buy yourself a copy! I even have it on my kindle!

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2022

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My 11 year old could not put this book down once she started it! She read as much as she could- every day- until she finished it! It had sat on her bookshelf for awhile but all it took was for her to finally pick it up and she was hooked!

Valuable life lessons!

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Amy Nicole

Wonderful and uplifting story

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021

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I enjoyed every single page of this book. The story was uplifting and the illustrations were top notch. Great book to read as a family. I especially loved this book because Ruby looks so much like my little Min pin, who I adopted from a shelter. Loved it.

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sharonfrompa

Loved Ruby The Foster Dog!

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017

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Ruby The Foster Dog is an excellent Story for all to read! Being a Foster Youth Advocate Jimmy Wayne, shared what it is like to be a Foster Youth growing up with his Adopted Dog Ruby, blending the two lives to explain what all can be done to make their lives better! His Real Life 1700 Mile Walk from Nashville, TN to Phoenix, AZ to raise awareness for the Foster Youth Aging out at 18 yrs. old was a huge success for Jimmy & the Foster Youth! Very Inspirational, Funny Story of a Man & his beloved Adopted Dog that have unconditional Love for one another & Making a Difference for the Foster Youth! "Ruby Toons" is a Digital Download of fun Songs that go along with the book, "Ruby The Foster Dog" found here on Amazon Digital Downloads! Loved them both!

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Kelly Smoak

Perfect book for foster kids and those that love them.

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2017

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Jimmy Wayne is a remarkable musician, song writer, public speaker, author, and all around amazing person. I’m a social worker/mental health clinician, and recently began reading Ruby the Foster Dog to a group of amazing kids in a day treatment/alternative school setting for traumatized/mostly foster kids. They (and I) love this story! Jimmy continues to do a great job in bringing awareness of the need to support and love every child, while also reminding us to to love all fur babies too. This book is perfect for kids and adults alike, but I especially hope every foster child from 0-18 has a chance to read/hear this book and know that they are not alone, there is hope, and there are people out here that love them.

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