The Rainbow Bridge by Adrian Raeside

The Rainbow Bridge by Adrian Raeside

Adrian Raeside has created a magical tale of adventure for pet lovers of all ages in The Rainbow Bridge. Using his gift for creating spunky characters, Raeside has created a valuable fable for anyone who cherishes the companionship of a family pet.

Seven-year-old Rick and his beloved dog Koko are inseparable. They cavort in the swimming hole, chase each other through the fields, play fetch and wrestle. But their relationship changes as Koko grows old and his health declines.

With Koko's passing, Rick is devastated. But then one night, he is woken by Buster, a flatulent but well-intentioned messenger dog, who suddenly appears at the boy's bedside. Buster ferries Rick to a magical paradise for pets where Rick is reunited with Koko; it fills Rick's heart with joy. It's a place where cats burrow through fields of catnip, no couch is off-limits to dogs and frisbees are flung endlessly. This mysterious adventure is truly a holiday miracle!

Adrian Raeside captures the special bond between humans and their pets, and with marvellous illustrations, brings a gentle humour to a story that will resonate with children and pet lovers of all ages.

Adrian Raeside was born in the New Zealand city of Dunedin in 1957. He came to England with his parents when he was 15 years old, then to Canada, where he worked in a variety of occupations ranging from loading grain ships in Thunder Bay to surveying on the West Coast. Raeside has been an editorial cartoonist for the Victoria Times Colonist for 32 years, and his drawings have appeared in over 200 newspapers and magazines around the world, from the Los Angeles Times to Newsweek Japan. Raeside began making animated editorial cartoons for the CBC Journal in 1988, and has since created, directed, and produced dozens of animated series for Turner Broadcasting and Children's Television Workshoe. Raeside has written nearly a dozen books. He resides in Whistler, British Columbia.