Captain Cutie Pie and Deputy Boo have a new neighborhood - an ostrich!

In Book 2 of The Adventures of Captain Cutie Pie and Deputy Boo series, a new animal, an ostrich, moves into Marshall Township. Excited to have a new neighbor, Bubba and Boo decide to gather their neighborhood friends for a welcome party. Eddie, the neighborhood prankster, states that he has heard that ostriches stick their heads in the sand when they’re scared. Rather than join the welcome party, Eddie devises a mischievous plan to scare the ostrich and see what he does. The discussion around what ostriches do when they’re scared acts as a springboard for the neighborhood friends to discuss things that scare them and how they handle their fears. Our hope is that the playful and entertaining mood of the story will open a dialogue for children to discuss their own fears with their caregivers.

Denise Cole is originally from Athens, PA but now lives in Marshall Township where the Captain Cutie Pie and Deputy Boo series is set. Denise’s interest in science and appreciation for nature will be an ongoing theme throughout the series of books. Denise’s sense of humor drives the fun and entertaining aspect of our heroes’ adventure. Andrea Lurier, PhD, is a psychologist who has worked with grieving children, teens, and families for over 20 years. She strives every day to respect and honor the viewpoint of children and advocate for their needs. She hopes to write stories that will be highly appealing to young children, but also engage them on an emotional level.