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Enter to win a print copy of Phooey Kerflooey vs The Battle Squirrel by Kristen Joy Wilks, courtesy of the author, by using the Rafflecopter link at the bottom of the post. (US ONLY!)Â (Contest ends May 30, 2025.) If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information to pass along to the author.
How Phooey Kerflooey came to be…
Once upon a time, when our sons were small, we brought a 20lb puppy princess into our all-boy household! Princess Leia Freyja would only drink from her own special mug, wanted ice cubes with her water, was afraid of hay bales and bags of chicken feed, and won the hearts of her three boys instantly! Our sons asked me to write about Leia and so I created the character of Phooey Kerflooey. Our sons are all taller than me now, but the book character they wanted when they were little boys has taken on a life of her own. While Phooey and her boys are fictional, their adventures are just as crazy as ours were and love that they share at the end of the book is just as strong!
Phooey Kerflooey vs The Fancy, Fancy Teacup (currently available)
Short Blurb: Phooey Kerflooey wants to stay on the farm with Jessie. But when Jessie chooses a different puppy, Phooey is thrust into the arms of another family. A family with all boys. Boys who make traps, write lists of dangers, and shout Shakespearean insults at rodents. A family that likes scary things like shiny kitchen floors, wheelchair races, and battling attacking squirrels. A family that doesn’t know she cannot drink unless it is from a fancy, fancy teacup! Can Phooey find the china teacup she needs and teach her boys how to become the family of her dreams?
Theme verse: Philippians 2:4–Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. NLT
Phooey Kerflooey vs The Battle Squirrel (releases June 3rd)
Phooey Kerflooey has finally found a home of her own.
Too bad a raging squirrel found it first!
Rasputin the squirrel spends his time stealing snacks, pooing on the counters, and biting tender noses. Phooey’s perfect home has become a perfect storm of chaos!
Phooey will do anything for her boys. Almost step on the shiny floor. Mostly go potty outside. Bite a baby carrot in half. Maybe two carrots, or even three!
The boys want Phooey to chase Rasputin and save the day, but it’s hard when so many scary things stand in her way. If only Phooey had her pink dolly to boost her bravery.
Can Phooey find her courage and chase that bad squirrel out of their lives forever?
Maybe tomorrow.
Or the day after that.
For sure by next week.
Phooey will be very brave . . . someday.
Theme verse: Isaiah 32:18–My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.
About Kristen…
Kristen Joy Wilks writes from a remote mountain meadow that alternates between quiet and chaos. The mom of three sons, an orange cat, and a giant Newfoundland dog, she lives with her camp director husband at Camas Meadows Bible Camp where she is photographer and camp storyteller. Kristen once climbed a tree and snuck into a church through the balcony to return a library book (and check out another) and has been pursuing stories ever since. Her writing highlights the humor and grace God gives amidst the detritus of life. She can be found tucked under a tattered quilt at 4:00 a.m. writing a wide variety of implausible tales or at www.kristenjoywilks.com.
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My family has only had one cat which we lost almost 3 years ago. We do not currently have any pets but hope we will when circumstances improve. I am searching for books to read to my disabled daughter, and Phooey Kerflooey vs The Battle Squirrel would be an excellent addition to her library. She will love it!