Brindle Books

🐾 Meet the Team

Behind every adventure is a team of unforgettable friends.

From courageous little puppies and wise old cats to hardworking bakers, loyal gardeners, and unforgettable travelers, every character Sassy meets has a unique story to tell. Together they teach kindness, courage, friendship, and the importance of helping others—one adventure at a time.

Cast Your Paw Print:

Which character made you smile the most?

Send Sassy a quick email hello@BrindleBookco.com and tell us your favorite character. We read every message, and the most-loved characters may pop up again in future adventures!

You never know who might make a surprise return...

Sassy

Sassy is a curious 6-week-old English Bulldog puppy from Kentucky. She enjoys making new friends, chasing butterflies, collecting meaningful charms, and discovering new adventures wherever her little paws take her. She absolutely hates jellyfish.

Momma

Momma is a loving English Bulldog from Kentucky. She enjoys warm sunshine, peanut butter biscuits, quiet afternoons, and watching her puppies play. Her favorite place in the world is wherever her family is.

Katarina Koshkina

Katarina is an old Russian street cat originally from Red Square. She enjoys plotting, hide-and-seek, sharpening knives, and napping with one eye open. She dislikes fish and refuses to discuss the ballet.

Charlie Chute

Charlie Chute enjoys collecting snow globes and postcards, listening to bluegrass music, and waving at passing cars. He has absolutely no idea why people keep waving back.

Harvey Sunday

Harvey enjoys ballroom dancing, rap music, and collecting pencils. He owns 487 pencils and still doesn't have one from Antarctica. He insists mechanical pencils are just showing off.

Scarlet Foxx

Scarlet Foxx enjoys designing beautiful jewelry, collecting gemstones, and competitive hot dog eating. She is the reigning Kentucky Hot Dog Eating Champion... and politely declines to discuss it.

Sir Percival Bartholomew Ashcroft  the III     aka Bart

A distinguished raccoon from Ashcroft Manor in SC. He enjoys afternoon tea, long walks through the gardens, friendly games of chess, reading history, and believes good manners never go out of style.

Eli Miller

Eli Miller enjoys bluegrass music, toy trains, and restoring old machinery. His train set has a grist mill, and the train always stops for fresh cornmeal. Every Saturday night, he's the unofficial headliner at the local diner's country karaoke.

Jake

Jake enjoys bluegrass music, fresh apples, and talking about his donkey basketball career. He still insists the referee missed three obvious fouls. He's convinced the Mule Hall of Fame invitation was lost in the mail.

Hazel Krumbly

Hazel Krumbly enjoys baking, gardening, and collecting old cookbooks. She got an Easy-Bake Oven when she was six, and she still says nothing beats a warm bacon and maple muffin.

Bella Krueger

Bella is a caring Chocolate Labrador originally from Tennessee. She enjoys delivering fresh baked goods in her vintage truck, helping friends, traveling, especially exploring country roads, and never passes up a warm cinnamon roll.

Fiona Foxx

Fiona Foxx comes from a very competitive family. She enjoys flower meadows, making jewelry, and competitive duck herding. Please don't mention she finished third... she's still a little sensitive about it.

Basil Glenn

Basil Glenn Ashcroft enjoys gardening, reading the Farmer's Almanac, and tearing up the local halfpipe at the skateboard park. He still can't convince Winston to try a kickflip.

Winston Featherington the 3rd

He enjoys collecting antique quill pens, maintaining immaculate gardens, and proper etiquette. There is a photograph floating around of him performing a perfect cannonball in his youth... but he insists it was photoshopped.

Chef Rosemary Monroe

Chef Rosemary Monroe enjoys gardening, trying new recipes, and teaching yoga. She says kneading bread builds character, downward dog is still her favorite pose, and the occasional arm-wrestling match is the best way to settle an argument.

Don DelRay

Don DelRay enjoys warm weather, collecting handmade quilts, and talking to friends around the world on his amateur (HAM) radio. Before signing off, he always checks the weather and reminds everyone, "Stay warm!"

Carl Cabbage

Carl is a fun-loving young cabbage from South Carolina. Quiet most of the time, he can be a real gas when he gets hot. He identifies as a Brussels sprout, but we haven't had the heart to tell him otherwise.

"No comment!"

Finbar "Skipper" Gull

Finbar "Skipper" Gull enjoys fishing, playing badminton, and friendly games of darts. He wears an eye patch to give his friends a fighting chance.

Chef Pepper Kelpton

Chef Pepper Kelpton enjoys collecting unusual rocks, creating beautiful textiles from raw wool, and gardening. She spins, dyes, crochets, knits, and weaves her own creations. Ironically, she's allergic to seafood.

Miss Cindy

Miss Cindy enjoys floating on warm sunset breezes, sipping tea, and posing for children's books. She believes in staying humble and kind... and always keeps a weather eye out for danger.

Sassy’s journey continues south, where salty air, mysterious clues, and a whole new cast of friends are waiting. Meet the characters of Gill-ty as Charged—from seasoned sailors and sharp-nosed detectives to some unforgettable creatures of the coast.

Sassy

Sassy is a curious English Bulldog puppy with a talent for finding adventure whether she’s looking for it or not. She collects charms, makes friends everywhere she goes, and is absolutely certain that being six weeks old is plenty old enough to handle things herself. Evidence suggests otherwise.

Sheriff Steve Cartwright

Sheriff Steven Cartwright enjoys karaoke and watching History shows while eating frozen pizza and chocolate pie. His karaoke favorites are “Kryptonite” and “Simple Man,” although he maintains there is absolutely no evidence of this.

Amos

Amos Mercer enjoys watching Hallmark movies in his pajamas, eating popcorn straight from the mixing bowl, and predicting which couple will fall in love before the first commercial break. He insists he only watches them for the scenery. Nobody believes him.

Cal Clawson

Cal Clawson enjoys competitive ballroom dancing, collecting tiny hats, and reorganizing his sock drawer every Tuesday. He owns seventeen bow ties but absolutely refuses to wear socks. When questioned about this, Cal simply says, “It’s a crab thing.”

Sherlock

Sherlock enjoys doing crossword puzzles in ink, taking afternoon naps in inconvenient locations, and correcting other people’s grammar. He owns three pairs of reading glasses but can never remember where he put any of them.

Sully Seagull

Sully enjoys collecting sunglasses, eavesdropping on conversations he was definitely not invited to, and judging tourists by their choice of beachwear. He considers himself a local celebrity and assumes anyone who doesn’t recognize him simply needs better glasses.

Captain Silas Reed

Captain Silas Reed enjoys building model ships, eating cereal for dinner, and singing loudly when he thinks the boat engine is too noisy for anyone to hear him. He owns six nearly identical captain’s hats and insists each one is for a completely different occasion.

Big Bertha

Big Bertha enjoys romance novels, synchronized swimming, and correcting anyone who calls her “big-boned.” She has a surprisingly delicate collection of teacups and firmly believes that every meal should end with dessert. Nobody has ever been brave enough to disagree.

The Old Man

The Old Man enjoys sleeping late, complaining about the current generation, and beginning stories with, “About three hundred years ago…” He refuses to learn any new technology and still insists the ocean was much nicer before everybody started swimming around in it

Marina

Marina enjoys bubble baths, listening to true-crime podcasts, and buying exercise equipment she has absolutely no intention of using. She owns a treadmill, three sets of resistance bands, and a yoga mat that currently serves as a very expensive rug.

Snaggletooth

Snaggletooth enjoys competitive spelling bees, eating caramel apples, and smiling for every photograph whether anyone asked him to or not. He dreams of becoming a toothpaste model someday and remains completely baffled as to why nobody has called.

Meridian & Echo

Meridian & Echo enjoy synchronized breaching, listening to whale songs at full volume, and taking extremely long family road trips without ever asking for directions. Echo insists on asking, “Are we there yet?” every eleven minutes. Meridian has considered swimming alone.