Special 20th Anniversary eBook Giveaway For Fans of Children’s Fiction

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nov. 23, 2015 - PRLog -- Twenty years ago, Newberry-Medal-Winner Cynthia Rylant hailed Douglas Kaine McKelvey’s short, debut novel The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog as “a small masterpiece.” Originally published by the Penguin-Putnam imprint Philomel, the beloved story is being offered for the first time in digital form as a free pre-Christmas gift available on Amazon.com December 1-3, 2015.

“At a time when so many of the popular stories in children’s and young adult literature are violent, dystopian Hunger Games sorts of scenarios,” McKelvey explains, “I’m so pleased to bring back this story and offer it as a free giveaway for families. The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog is a real adventure, but it’s an adventure that celebrates the bond between a parent and child. The book is an ideal length for a fireside read-aloud.”

At its release, The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog was critically lauded as the lyrically told, wonder-infused tale of a young pioneer girl trapped alone in a terrible flood she must somehow survive if she is ever to see her beloved papa again. “McKelvey’s first children’s story is a small jewel,” a Kirkus pointer review stated, “a lovely tale about the mysteries of love and faith.”

“I wrote the book in the weeks following my daughter’s birth,” McKelvey remembers, “expecting that it would be seen as a middle grade reader novel. Over the years though, I’ve had an equally strong response from adults who were moved by the story.”

Several currently popular authors of children’s and Young Adult books are numbered among the many fans of The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog. “This story is beautiful,” writes Andrew Peterson, award-winning author of The Wingfeather Saga, “beautiful in a mysterious, hopeful, wise way.” Newberry-Award-Winner Richard Peck adds “McKelvey has found poetry in this hardscrabble saga… The hint of mysticism only sharpens the real rigors of this story about a father’s love and a child’s belief.”

Following the free, three-day giveaway of The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog, the eBook will remain available on Amazon at a cost of $3.99. The eBook is readable on a Kindle reader or on a computer. A new, hardback reprint of the novel is planned for 2016.

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