Pasture Bedtime - (Orca Echoes) by Sigmund Brouwer (Paperback)

About the Book

In this partially illustrated early chapter book and the first book in the Charlie's Rules series, eleven-year-old Charlie tries his hardest to keep his life quiet and organized amid the chaos of life on the farm with his veterinarian mother.

Book Synopsis

There's no rulebook for living on a veterinary farm for sick animals -- unless you make one yourself!

Eleven-year-old Charlie Dembinski likes to keep his life organized and quiet. This is a challenge when you live on a farm where your mother runs a veterinary clinic for the local livestock, neighbors' pets and sometimes rescued wildlife. To complicate Charlie's orderly life even further, his mother hires a bookkeeper to live on the farm who brings along her daughter, Amy Ma. And Amy is anything but quiet! Her constant questions and attempts to spend time with Charlie really bother him, and he doesn't understand why the adults seem to like her so much. But when a neighbor's beloved dog gets sick with a mysterious illness, Charlie realizes that Amy's outgoing approach might not be all that bad.

This is the first book in the Charlie's Rules series.

Review Quotes

"Charlie and Amy are delightful, engaging, funny characters. The well-written plot is simple and easy to follow for beginning and reluctant readers."-- "School Library Journal (SLJ)"

"The solid writing delivers a straightforward and charming plot, ideal for young readers transitioning to chapter books...A pleasant read for lovers of pet stories."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

"Use Pasture Bedtime for curriculum enhancement, or just read it for the fun of an enjoyable read. Highly Recommended."-- "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"

About the Author

Sigmund Brouwer has written more than 100 books for readers of all ages, including the 2015 Arthur Ellis Award- winning novel Dead Man's Switch (Harvest House). He is the author of the Justine McKeen series and the Howling Timberwolves series in the Orca Echoes line. He visits over 150 schools per year, speaking to over 60,000 students. Sigmund lives in Red Deer, Alberta.