Dolly, a Dog, and a Camper

By Kay Whitehouse and Mark Wayne Adams

Dolly is thrilled when she gets to go camping with her family in Key West, Florida. She loves carrying firewood and hanging out on the beach.

One night, after the family watches Pinocchio and then pigs out on s’mores by the campfire, Dolly wishes on a star to be a real little girl.

Will Dolly ever be able to accept her

• Language: English
• Publisher: VH Publishing
• Release date: May 25, 2018
• ISBN: 9781532365508

Kay Whitehouse

Kay Whitehouse lives in DeLand, FL. Writing and creating stories, as well as song lyrics, is Kay's passion. A published author, she was inspired to write A Hand Truck Named Dolly series for children ages 5-8 after buying a small hand truck to assist her move into a new house. Kay found herself talking to it and calling it Dolly. When she told her grandchildren a bedtime story about a hand truck who was adopted by a family and named Dolly they begged her to write the book. She hopes you like it as much as they do.

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Copyright © 2018 by Kay Whitehouse

VH Publishing

Deland, FL 32720

www.ahandtrucknameddolly.com

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Author: Kay Whitehouse

Illustrator/Designer: Mark Wayne Adams

Editor: Jennifer Thomas

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without the written permission of the publisher.

This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, or incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Kay Whitehouse

First Edition

ISBN-13: 978-1-5323-6549-2

ISBN-13: 978-1-5323-6550-8 (e-book)

LCCN: 2018901908

First Printing 2018

Published in the United States of America

Printed in the United States of America

To Brooke, Jacob, and KK

whose encouragement made it happen.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Camping, Here We Come!

Chapter 2: Campsite, Sweet Campsite

Chapter 3: A Real Fish Story

Chapter 4: Wishing on a Star...and S’more

Chapter 5: Stars and Snakes

Chapter 6: Dolly the Dancer?

Chapter 7: A Sandy Send-Off

Chapter 8: Who, Me?!

Chapter 9: Beauty and the Bear?

Chapter 10: A Happier Place

Vocabulary Words

Fill in the Blank

Word Scramble

Crossword Puzzle

Key West

S’mores!

Senses

Dolly Diagram

Answer Key

About the Author

CHAPTER 1

Camping, Here We Come!

Hot Diggity, Hot Diggity! We are cruising down the interstate on our way to a fun-filled week of swimming, fishing, and camping in Key West, Florida. Key West is south of where we live, way down at the bottom of the state. It is going to take us all day to get there.

But before I jabber on too much, let me introduce myself!

Hi, everyone. My name is Dolly. I am a hand truck. I live with my wonderful family in a huge white house in DeLand, Florida. But right now I am strapped to the back of a snazzy white camper. I’m not real sure what camping is, but by the end of our stay in Key West, I will be well-informed.

The camper and I are being pulled by my family’s SUV, and I’m having a blast back here. The breeze feels good on my shoulders as I take in all the sights and sounds. All five of my senses are getting a workout!

The wind whistling through my wheels sounds like it is saying "Wheeeeee!"

And, oh, the smells! Freshly cut grass from