About The Author

TJ Kotula, author of The Gift of Grief: A Caregiver's Journey of Faith and Healing, offers a new perspective on grief through the eyes of their family dog, Howard. The Adventures of Howard the Coward parallels a child's growing years and the multitude of lessons that can be learned by any child, including coping with the loss of a family member. TJ, a retired elementary educator, exchanged her teaching role for a caregiving role when her husband was suddenly diagnosed with terminal cancer. Howard the Labradoodle became her husband's care dog. Once her husband passed away, she observed Howard's own journey with grief.
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The Adventures of Howard the Coward

Overview

The Adventures of Howard the Coward combines true and creative fictional events crafted by the author. This artisan children’s book has no computer-generated illustrations. Each illustration is hand-sketched by an artist! The author, a former educator, also utilized students’ artistic input as well!

These  amusing tales of Howard's escapades provide reading enjoyment for all ages!

Note: The final chapter addresses the topic of loss in a family. This topic is discussed sensitively and may generate questions from children.


About the reading accommodations:  

This chapter book utilizes a font designed to aid children with reading difficulties and is suitable for students in grades 3 through 5. The vocabulary words from each chapter are included at the end of the book to support vocabulary development, which improves reading skills. All age groups will enjoy The Adventures of Howard the Coward!

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Description

The Adventures of Howard the Coward is a children's book with eight chapters featuring characters based on a real family: Papa, Momma, and Howard Bruce. Each chapter takes readers on one of Howard's adventures, teaching valuable lessons along the way. As he grows, Howard often makes poor choices that lead to negative outcomes. However, he always learns from his mistakes, and the most important lesson he discovers is that his family loves him unconditionally despite his missteps. Howard ultimately realizes his true courage when he becomes a "care dog" for a family member in need.

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Book details

  • Genre:children's nonfiction
  • Sub-genre:Readers / Chapter Books
  • Age Range (years):7 - 11
  • Language:English
  • Pages:148
  • Paperback ISBN:9798317818876

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Mary
The Adventures of Howard the Coward I love this book! Howard's lessons are timeless. The book is well written & the illustrations are wonderful. I live the characters & Howard's maturity. Read more
Karrie
The Adventures Of Howard The Coward This is a beautiful children’s chapter book about a lovable dog Howard and all the adventures he gets into. Great for kids to learn new vocabulary words. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful. Don’t miss out getting this book for any of your young readers in your family. Read more
Brenda
Fun read Kids will love the playful adventures of this fun-loving dog. Read more