Tag Archives: Chaucer the Dog

Can Summer Workbooks Really Prevent Vacation Brain Drain in Your Kids?

What’s happening to the carefree days of childhood? First, they took away running and dodge ball during recess. Then recess itself. And now summer vacation is under assault. Education publishing has a new niche category: summer workbooks. These often hefty … Continue reading

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Announcing The Chaucer Gazette Newsletter

If you’re a charter member of Chaucer’s Happy Tails Fan Club (and you special folks know who you are!), the inaugural issue of our newsletter, The Chaucer Gazette: One Hound’s News & Views, has already landed in your in-box. As … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Senior Dogs Make the Best Road-Trip Companions

Between the clown hounds (Brontë the yellow lab and her foster friend of mixed lineage) and the more senior fox terriers, including the famous Chaucer, we strike a daily balance between chaos and quiet around the headquarters of Canterbury Tails … Continue reading

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Announcing Our Third Bark for Books! Campaign

Chaucer will be launching his third Bark for Books! Campaign this Saturday at the May Fair in Rindge, New Hampshire. For every copy of Learning Is Cool… It’s the First Day of School! sold between now and 15 August 2013, … Continue reading

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Discovering the Tucson Library’s Read-to-a-Dog Program

When visiting Tucson recently, some of The Armarium Press team discovered the Pima County Public Library’s Read-to-a-Dog program. We’ve heard about read-to-a-dog events at indie bookstores elsewhere around the country, but this is the most extensive such program we’ve come … Continue reading

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