The Best Parade Day: Spatz

Spatz wakes up early, full of anticipation. The Shetland sheepdog knows that today will be special, filled with activity, excitement, and new experiences. It's July Fourth in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, and Spatz will join his friends in celebrating patriotism, freedom, fireworks, and a parade He runs to wake up his favorite people and helps them get ready. They won?t leave him behind?he's going to ride in the parade in his shiny red car Nowhere is Independence Day celebrated quite as charmingly as in Lake Junaluska. People travel from all over for the annual parade, fireworks, concert, and patriotic ceremonies. But it's more than just fun and festivities, as Spatz is to learn. "The Best Parade Day" commemorates America's Independence Day and the way of life that makes it worth celebrating. This beautifully-illustrated children's book is the second in the real-life adventures of Spatz, a Sheltie who likes to get dirty, fetch, catch Frisbees, and even blow bubbles under water.