(Barking Planet Productions) This is the first volume in The Planet of the Dogs , an illustrated fantasy-adventure book series for children ages 6-12 and dog lovers of all ages. Dogs come to planet Earth for the first time to teach people about loyalty and love and to save the farmers of Green Valley from invasion by the Stone City warriors. The second and third books in the series are entitled Castle in the Mist and Snow Valley Heroes, A Christmas Tale. McCarty is an Academy Award-nominated director living in New York City. Mustanoja-McCarty teaches painting and drawing at the Vantaa, Finland, Art School.
