Children's Book Author Dayna Hilton: March 2010

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Great news!

After two years, the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation is now a
501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation! For almost a decade, we have concentrating our fire safety efforts on children in pre- and elementary schools along with their caregivers. The Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation is a continuation Sparkles and my efforts of helping save lives, reduce injuries and decrease property loss from fire. Our goal is to develop and distribute educationally sound innovative fire safety related materials through the foundation at little or no cost to children and their caregivers, fire departments, schools and other organizations.

Visit the foundation's webpage to learn more about the wonderful work that it does to help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

To view the press release, click HERE.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog in May issue of Dog Fancy Magazine

Sparkles was so excited when the May issue of Dog Fancy Magazine arrived today! She is featured in a special section about adopted dogs. We are so excited! Thanks to everyone at Dog Fancy Magazine for helping Sparkles share the fire safety message!

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Drawings Arrive for Upcoming Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Activity Book

Since joining Facebook some time ago, I have met some pretty incredible people. One of those incredible people is Eileen Edwards. Eileen is very pro-active with rescues and drew all of the drawings for Sparkles' upcoming fire safety activity e-book. The drawings are AMAZING and look just like Sparkles! The proceeds from the sale of the activity book will benefit the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation. Thank you Eileen for all that you are doing to help the foundation and helping Sparkles keep children and their caregivers fire safe! We are truly grateful! Dayna and Sparkles.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Change the batteries in your smoke and CO alarms!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog featured on People Magazine's peoplepets.com website

Sparkles and I are very excited that her story is featured on People Magazine's peoplepets.com site. Click on the People Pets logo to read this really wonderful story by Helin Jung.

Thanks to everyone at People Magazine's peoplepets.com for helping share Sparkles' story and her efforts to share the fire safety message!

Sparkles' Story named Angel Animal Story of the Week

Thank you to Allen and Linda Anderson at the Angel Animals Network for naming Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog's story as the Angel Animal Story of the Week. Click on the Angel Animal button to the right to read Sparkles' story.

Email the newsletter to your animal-loving friends and encourage them to sign up to the Angel Animals Network weekly publication. They will be joining a terrific community of thousands of like-minded people from around the world.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

To learn more about the Daily Point of Light Award, click HERE.

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog and Firefighter Dayna on Coffee with a Canine

One of the things that I enjoy doing is sharing Sparkles' story. During this interview with Coffee with a Canine, you will learn some secrets about Sparkles that I have never shared before.

Thanks to Coffee with a Canine for the lovely visit!

Enjoy!

Friday, March 5, 2010

Sparkles and Frankie on Pet Playground

The other day Barb Techel and I were on Pet Playground with Sage Lewis.

We had a wonderful time sharing with Sage and her audience our history making day at Clarksville Primary School. It was so much fun!

Click on the picture below to listen to the interview!

Thank you Sage, for sharing our wonderful story!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Dog of the Day on Dogtipper.com

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog is DogTipper.com's Dog of the Day for March 4th!

Click on the dogtipper.com button to the right to read more!

About Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog

Firefighter and nationally recognized fire safety expert Dayna Hilton, known as “Firefighter Dayna” to millions of children and their caregivers, is the author of the critically acclaimed award-winning children’s book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog.

The children's fire safety picture book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, has been credited with saving several lives. Inspired by her work as a firefighter and her four-legged friend, Sparkles, Firefighter Dayna created a heart-warming story about Sparkles.

As children learn of the adventures of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, they learn valuable fire safety tips enabling them and their families to keep fire safe. These tips include recognizing the firefighter as a helper and a friend, knowing the sound and purpose of a smoke alarm, learning how to crawl low under smoke, and understanding the importance of practicing a home fire drill using an escape map.

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog has received national press coverage, including the Chicago Tribune newspaper and webpage, the Baltimore Sun webpage, Firehouse.com, FIDO Friendly Magazine, DogSport Magazine, and many more.

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog is not only fun, but educational and based on the latest research. This book is fun and educationally sound, based on the latest fire safety research for young children by Oklahoma State University's Fire Protection Publications.

"Two paws up!" Jenni Glenn, PBS KIDS Sprout

"Sparkles the Dalmatian has her paw on the pulse of fire safety as she helps teach children how to prevent and escape a house fire." Michael Tercha, Chicago Tribune webpage

"They [the class] LOVED the book!! They were so impressed with Sparkles, she is all they talked about! They all want a fire dog now!!I think the book looks great!!!! I love the real pictures, that really made it believable!!" Mrs. Kelli Grigsby, Kindergarten Teacher

"My 3 year old daughter loves this book and CD. In a matter of 2 readings, she knows the theme song, what a smoke alarm does, and how to stay low and go like Sparkles! We saw Sparkles and Spanner at FDIC in Indy. What great dogs." Lesa, a mom and former firefighter-10 yrs.

"Each night that we have read Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, Cole continues to tell ME how HE will get out of the house in case of fire." Carrie, mother of Cole, age three

"This book may be used as a guide to educators, parents, other family members and as a colorful means of learning to the children themselves. "

John M. Malecky, 1st Responder Newspaper

"Written by firefighter Dayna Hilton, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog is a wonderful, flat-spined children's picturebook about the basics of fire safety - as taught with assistance from Sparkles, a friendly female dalmatian. Illustrated with full-color photographs of the real Sparkles and her friends on virtually every page, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog tells young readers what to do if they hear the noise from a smoke alarm: "In case of fire, be sure to crawl low under the smoke on your hands and knees. The air is cleaner and cooler there. Get low and go to your outside meeting place." A great way for parents to introduce their children to doing fire drills, especially sure to appeal to young dog lovers." The Midwest Book Review / Children's Bookwatch (Reviewer's Choice Review)