A Charm-ing Beginning

Volume 1

Meet Sassafras, a tiny red-brindle bulldog puppy with brilliant blue eyes, a determined little heart, and absolutely no idea just how big the world is about to become.

When Sassy discovers that Momma is gone, she makes a brave decision: she’s going to find her. What begins with one little puppy stepping beyond everything she knows soon becomes an adventure filled with unexpected challenges, unlikely friendships, and the first treasured charms that will come to tell the story of her journey.

Warm, funny, and full of heart, Book One is where Sassy’s adventure begins—and where readers discover that sometimes the smallest traveler can have the biggest determination.

Kentucky to Florida

Sassy’s journey is getting bigger—and so is her collection of friends, experiences, and treasured charms.

As the little red-brindle bulldog continues her search for Momma, the road carries her farther from everything she has ever known. Along the way, Sassy discovers new communities, lends a paw when trouble finds her, learns how things grow and work, and meets an unforgettable cast of characters who each leave their own mark on her journey.

Filled with adventure, humor, discovery, and the friendships that are quickly becoming the heart of Sassy’s travels, Book Two takes readers beyond the beginning and deeper into the world waiting for her.

This edition includes Books One and Two together in one complete volume, so new readers can begin Sassy’s story from the very first page and follow the adventure straight through. 🐾

License to Krill

Volume 2

Sassy’s search for Momma has carried her farther from home than she ever imagined—and straight toward another adventure she definitely didn’t plan.

With new friends, strange places, unexpected dangers, and more than a little pier pressure waiting along the way, one very determined little bulldog discovers that following the trail isn’t always as simple as following her nose. From dry land to churning water, Sassy will need every ounce of courage, curiosity, and stubborn bulldog determination she can muster.

New friends will join the journey. New charms will mark the memories. And somewhere beyond the next bend, Sassy still believes Momma is waiting.

The journey continues in License to Krill: Pier Pressure—where the adventure gets wetter, the trouble gets deeper, and turning back is never an option.

Mac & Cheese

Volume 3

Sassy has made it to the Florida Everglades, where the road gives way to wild wetlands, unfamiliar sounds, and two new characters who are about to make this adventure anything but ordinary.

Meet Mac the raven and Cheese the rat—an unlikely pair with plenty of personality and a knack for finding themselves right in the middle of things. As Sassy explores this strange new landscape, she discovers that friendship can turn up in the most unexpected places—and sometimes the best adventures begin with the most unlikely companions.

Full of Everglades discoveries, humor, heart, and Sassy-style adventure, Book Three opens an entirely new chapter of her journey across America. 🐾🐦‍⬛🐀🌿

Florida to Louisianna

Volume 4

Sassy’s adventure takes to the water! From roaring across the Florida Everglades in an airboat to joining a shrimping crew on the Gulf, Sassy discovers that life on the water requires courage, teamwork, and a healthy respect for Mother Nature. After weathering a powerful storm, she trades ocean waves for the mighty Mississippi and a paddlewheel riverboat bound for Louisiana. With new friends, new lessons, and plenty of unexpected adventure, Sassy keeps moving forward—one journey closer to finding her mom.

Dilly & Kate

Volume 5

Sassy’s journey brings her to Louisiana, where a mysterious noise in an old attic leads to Dilly, a mischievous flying squirrel with a talent for turning everything upside down. What begins as a new friendship quickly becomes a wild adventure when Dilly meets Kate, a captive flying squirrel who has never experienced life beyond her enclosure. When Kate escapes into an unfamiliar world, she discovers courage, freedom—and an amazing ability she never knew she had. Through close calls, unexpected danger, and one unforgettable rescue, Sassy helps two new friends discover where they truly belong.

Louisianna to Texas

Volume 6

Sassy rolls into New Orleans just in time for Mardi Gras, where music fills the streets, beads fly through the air, and one enormous turtle leads her straight into the parade! But when the celebration ends, Sassy’s travels carry her west to Texas and a county fair filled with carnival rides, new animal friends, and a blueberry pie contest she simply cannot resist. Then the thunder of hooves introduces her to Mare-i-Anna, a champion barrel-racing horse who becomes Sassy’s newest traveling companion. From the colorful streets of Louisiana to the wide-open Texas countryside, another unforgettable stretch of Sassy’s journey begins.

Texas Ranch Rescue

Volume 7

Sassy’s Texas adventure takes a wild turn when she meets Maisy-Belle, a tiny ranch mouse with six babies waiting for her at home. What begins with a desperate escape from a barn owl quickly becomes a race through the hidden world of the ranch, where danger seems to wait around every corner. Fire, predators, strange creatures, and one very convincing “tornado” test the unlikely new friends as they struggle to find their way back to Maisy-Belle’s family. Along the way, Sassy discovers that courage isn’t about being the biggest or the strongest—it’s about refusing to leave a friend behind.

Texas to Arizona

Sassy’s journey carries her west, where the wide-open Texas plains give way to the rugged beauty of Arizona. After saying goodbye to Mare-i-Anna, Sassy discovers that the desert is anything but empty—and that getting from one place to another can be an adventure all by itself! A wild dirt devil, a dusty stagecoach, a roaring locomotive, and even a monster truck keep her moving toward her next destination. But when the road comes to an unexpected stop, Sassy finds perhaps her most unusual ride yet: Ozzy, a towering ostrich convinced he’s an Australian adventurer. With the desert racing beneath his feet, Sassy heads toward Double J Ranch—and a new cousin who may become one of the most important friends of her journey.

Arizona Desert Adventure

Volume 9

Sassy’s Arizona adventure begins with a tumble from a train and lands her deep in a desert where nearly everything seems determined to bite, sting, chase, or eat her! There she meets Joey, a young kangaroo rat driven from his home after a terrifying encounter with a rattlesnake. Together, the unlikely pair face scorching heat, desert predators, and one danger after another as Joey searches for the courage to return home. Along the way, Sassy helps her new friend discover that even after everything seems lost, there may still be reason to hope—and sometimes the family you’re searching for is closer than you think.

Arizona to Minnesota

Volume 10

Sassy’s journey takes off in a whole new way as she prepares to leave Arizona behind. A roaring dirt bike carries her across dusty desert trails before an enormous, fire-breathing “creature” turns out to be something even more incredible—a hot air balloon! Soon Sassy is floating beneath a sky filled with stars, seeing the roads, mountains, and desert from a perspective she never imagined. Carried wherever the wind chooses to take her, she discovers that sometimes the best adventures aren’t about reaching the next destination at all. But when morning brings an unexpected landing at a hay farm—and one very wet introduction—Sassy learns that even arriving can become an adventure.

Playing thri Minnesota

Volume 11

Sassy’s journey lands her in Minnesota, where an unexpected escape onto a golf course introduces her to Walter, a long-legged burrowing owl with a complicated underground world of his own. What starts as an uneasy meeting soon turns into a wild adventure through hidden tunnels, flying golf balls, sprinklers, predators, and one extremely determined greenskeeper. As Sassy and Walter learn to rely on each other, they discover that change doesn’t always mean losing the place you belong. Sometimes it means finding a safer home, an unexpected friend—and perhaps even the beginning of a whole new family.

Minnesota to New Hampshire

Volume 12

Sassy’s journey carries her from Minnesota toward New Hampshire, where every unexpected ride seems to lead to another story. Along the way, she meets Earl, a tow-truck driver who knows a thing or two about keeping travelers moving, and Rusty, a rough old junkyard dog who has spent years making sure nobody gets close enough to see what’s underneath. Through unlikely friendships, forgotten things, and miles of unfamiliar road, Sassy discovers that something—or someone—can look broken without being finished. With new charms joining the story hanging from her collar, Sassy keeps moving forward, hoping every mile will bring her one step closer to Momma.

Blossoming in the White Mountains

Volume 13

Sassy’s search for Momma brings her to the colorful mountains of New Hampshire, where a quiet autumn night turns into one very smelly adventure! There she meets Blossom, a young striped skunk who is still learning how to navigate a world filled with strange sounds, shifting shadows, and unexpected dangers. As the two explore gardens, garages, and everything hiding between them, Blossom discovers that things aren’t always as frightening as they first appear—and that courage doesn’t mean never being afraid. Sometimes, it means finding the strength to stand tall when fear tells you to run.

New Hampshire to Pennsylvania

Volume 14

Sassy leaves New Hampshire behind and sets off on another stretch of her journey, where every new ride brings a new friend and a different way of seeing the world. From a cheerful school bus and a cross-country coach to racing through mountain trails with a team of sled dogs, Sassy discovers that traveling together requires trust, teamwork, and a little courage. Then an antique bi-wing water plane carries her high above the mountains and south toward the peaceful Pennsylvania countryside. With new friends, new charms, and another road unfolding ahead, Sassy continues her search for family—learning that sometimes the journey itself is where the best stories are found.

Rocky Road Ahead

Volume 15

An unexpected white pup comes racing across a Pennsylvania field and lands right in the middle of Sassy’s adventure. He’s clumsy, curious, determined—and very good at finding things. As Sassy gets to know the mysterious newcomer, she discovers that he has been searching too: not for a place, but for the life he was meant to live.

Among farm chores, family dinners, hide-and-seek rescues, and a quilt stitched from pieces that don’t quite match, the little pup finally discovers where his special talents belong—and earns a name that fits him perfectly: Rocky.

But Pennsylvania has one more surprise waiting. A tiny detail hidden on Sassy’s heart charm may finally give her the clue she has been searching for since the day her journey began. And when Sassy takes her next step toward finding Momma, she won’t be taking it alone.

Pennsylvania to Kentucky

Volume 16

For the first time, Sassy isn’t traveling alone. With Rocky beside her and an address hidden on her heart charm pointing the way, the two siblings leave Pennsylvania and begin the long journey back to Kentucky.

A tandem bicycle carries them through rolling farmland and across the Appalachian Mountains before an unexpected roadside encounter trades pedals for a motorcycle and sidecar. As the miles disappear, familiar Kentucky roads begin to appear, bringing Sassy back to old friends, treasured memories, and the little town where so much of her adventure began.

But this time, Sassy isn’t searching for another clue. She knows where she needs to go. With Rocky beside her and her heart pounding a little faster with every mile, Sassy finally follows the address that may lead to the one person she has been searching for all along—Momma.

Home is Where the Heart Is

Volume 17

After traveling farther than she ever imagined, collecting charms, making friends, and building a family one cousin at a time, Sassy has finally reached the place her heart charm has been leading her.

With Rocky beside her, she stands at the door carrying every mile of her journey with her. For so long, Sassy has wondered where Momma went, whether she would ever find her, and what would happen if she finally did. Now there are no more roads to follow and no more clues to chase.

But finding the place you’ve been searching for doesn’t always mean you know what waits on the other side of the door.

As Sassy prepares to take the most important steps of her journey, she is about to discover that finding your way home can bring answers you hoped for, surprises you never expected, and a new understanding of what it truly means to be a family.

Kentucky to Tennessee

Volume 18

After countless miles, unexpected friendships, dangerous adventures, and a collar filled with memories, Sassy has finally reached the place she has been searching for since the day her journey began.

With Rocky beside her, Sassy steps through a door she once wondered if she would ever find. But some destinations hold more than answers. They hold stories that began long before the journey, pieces of family waiting to be discovered, and choices that can change the road ahead.

For the little bulldog who crossed America searching for home, the greatest adventure may not be finding where she came from—but discovering where she belongs next.

As one journey reaches the moment Sassy has dreamed about for so long, another is quietly waiting just beyond the horizon.

I guess Thistle Dew!

Volume 19

For the first time in her life, Sassy isn’t searching for where she belongs—she’s learning what to do now that she’s found it.

With Rocky and Violet beside her, Sassy settles into life at Thistle Dew! Farms, where new faces quickly become family and every corner of the farm seems to hold another opportunity for adventure. Rocky discovers that farm life suits him just fine, while Sassy begins working alongside Violet and learning that putting down roots can be every bit as exciting as following the open road.

But as Sassy builds her new life, she can’t help thinking about all the friends and cousins who helped her get there. A chance encounter with an old friend reminds her just how far those connections reach—and soon Sassy begins sending messages down the roads she once traveled.

She may finally have a place to call home, but Sassy is beginning to discover that a home becomes even more special when there’s room to share it.

When the Cousins Came Calling

Volume 20

Word has traveled down the roads Sassy once followed, and before long, some very familiar faces begin arriving at Thistle Dew! Farms.

For the first time, the friends and cousins who helped Sassy along her journey have a chance to meet one another, explore her new home, and discover the family she found waiting for her there. The farm fills with stories, laughter, old friendships, new introductions, and exactly the kind of unexpected trouble that seems to follow Sassy wherever she goes.

But this isn’t the end of the road.

When the visit is over, Sassy’s friends will return to their own homes and their own adventures, carrying a little piece of Thistle Dew! with them. And Sassy knows that somewhere down the road, there will come a day when she needs one of them again.

Because finding home didn’t end Sassy’s adventures.

It simply gave them a place to begin.