Run Fast Milo! - by Julie Sola (Hardcover)

About the Book

Milo is like any dog...he loves to sleep and eat. But more than anything else, his favorite thing to do is run as fast as he can once he hears the words, "Run fast Milo!" Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

Milo is like any dog...he loves to sleep and eat. But more than anything else, his favorite thing to do is run as fast as he can at the dog park once he hears the words, "Run Fast, Milo!"

From Julie Sola, a Nashville-based artist and designer, comes Run Fast, Milo!, a true-life tale of a puppy who loves nothing more than running fast. It's a playful children's book that will fuel a child's imagination and find a home in any dog-lover's heart. With bright, original illustrations, simple yet quirky sentences, and a relatable tale of gleeful exuberance, Run Fast, Milo! is a unique children's book that can be enjoyed by a new reader while catching the creative eye of a parent.

Tapping into an artistic-style she honed at Hatch Print, in Nashville, TN, Sola typeset Run Fast, Milo! using antique Cheltenham type and her original hand-carved images before hand-printing it on a 1964 Vandercook proofing press. It's this uncommon artistic approach that lends an appealing Southern and country-music flair to Milo's cheerful tale and one that will have it standing out on the bookshelf of any home.

Run Fast, Milo! is a charming children's book with an adventurous personality and a vintage and artistic hand-printed style.

Review Quotes

"Run Fast Milo! is a unique and original children's picture book with an adventurous personality and an artistic hand-printed style that is unreservedly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections." - Children's Bookwatch

"Run, Fast, Milo! is a wonderfully charming children's book infused with the rare ability to engage the hearts of readers and sleepy lap-listeners alike night after night -- and quite possibly generation after generation. In it, author and acclaimed printmaker Julie Sola tells the story of Milo, a delightfully energetic pup chasing a delightfully simple dream. How Sola builds energy into such simple images points to her mastery as an artist developed, in part, during her tenure working the hand-operated presses at Nashville's famous Hatch Show Print. The result is a beautifully simple tale based on her father's real-life dog named -- you guessed it! -- Milo." - Skip Anderson, Big Sky/Bozeman Monthly

"Being a longtime lover of printmaking, and a fan of Julie Sola's artwork for years, I can't wait to read Run Fast, Milo! with Neo, my five year old son, who will fall in love with Milo!" - Jerry Dale McFadden, The Mavericks

"In Run Fast, Milo!, Julie Sola's signature linocuts capture the ebullience of a happy dog at play. Milo's expressive eyes beseech the reader just the way real dogs' do--irresistibly--and his giddy energy is tangible on every page. Sola's prints bring Milo and friends to life with bold lines and monochromatic backgrounds. All of us can use a little Milo in our day!" - Susannah Felts, Writer and Co-founder of The Porch Writer's Collective

"The genius of Julie Sola's work is both in her talent as an artist and her eye for the true, silly nature of dogs. If you've had a dog, you'll recognize the delightful truth in Run Fast, Milo!" - Betsy Philips, The Nashville Scene

"We were co-workers at Hatch Show Print, in Nashville, moving so fast, eating lunch with one hand and printing with the other. (Reader, don't try this at home). Her favorite line to was "Hurrrrry Jim!" So I say in return to her, 'Hurrrry Julie and write the follow-up to this book because Run Fast, Milo! needs a companion!'" - Jim Sherraden, master printer and curator at Hatch Show Print

"I love this book and so will you and yours..." - Sir Rod Stewart


"One of my favorite people in the world, Julie Sola, has put out a great book for both kids and dog lovers like me!" - Clint Black