Team Olaf’s Mutt Strut for Maggie’s is an illustrated, rhyming story regaling with ‘tails’ of the canine friends’ Cornish adventures as they embark on a sponsored journey to raise money for Maggie’s.

It is peppered with interactive activities including a piratical treasure hunt, and a celebrity photo shoot at the Eden Project! All the profits from this book will go to Maggie’s charity, ‘Everyone’s home of Cancer Care,’ www.maggies.org

Pets As Therapy continue to feature and benefit from this adventure series, receiving all the profits from Olaf’s previous two books in this adventure series.

To buy Team Olaf’s Mutt Strut for Maggie’s click here

My Thoughts

Such an adorable book, with a serious message, about cancer care in the UK. There are pictures of dogs dressed as pirates (it’s Cornwall after all), plus pasties, caves, mining and seagulls. There is also a lot of educational stuff, because what better way of introducing it than hiding it in the fun parts. And it’s been endorsed by the wonderful Clare Balding CBE, who we know loves dogs.

The book is written in rhyme, making it fun to read aloud with children. I’ve never written a review in rhyme, so here goes, in honour of Olaf and his friends!

In this fabulous book of adventures and snacks,
The dogs and their owners set off down the tracks.

To Cornwall they go, on the train with their cases,
Raising money for Maggie’s, with smiles on their faces.

There are games to play and pictures to paint,
Dog pics to match and new friends to acquaint.

There are pasties to eat in their flavours of choice,
Plus tents to erect and loud barking to voice.

So do support Maggie’s, I mean let’s be frank,
At £7.99 it won’t break the bank (hopefully).

And just in case you missed it, click here to buy Team Olaf’s Mutt Strut for Maggie’s.

All the profits from this book will go to Maggie’s.

About Maggie’s

Maggie’s is an independent charity that provides cancer support for people living with cancer, their families and friends. They have an excellent relationship with and work alongside the NHS. All of their centres are located near to major Oncology Centres and many of the staff are NHS trained.

Maggie’s was founded in 1996 in Edinburgh by Maggie and Charles Keswick Jencks. They used Maggie’s own experience of cancer to create a new type of cancer care – centres offering professional support, bringing people together in a calm friendly, uplifting space. Maggie believed that with the right information and support, people could change the way they live with cancer. There are now over 20 centres in the UK.

Maggie’s approach is to focus on the things that help people take control of their physical and emotional wellbeing when cancer turns their lives upside down. They offer workshops, courses, one-to-one, peer and group support, for both the person with a cancer diagnosis and everyone around them. Importantly, they support family, friends, colleagues and carers, as well as the person with a cancer diagnosis.

Olaf first discovered his local Maggie’s Centre in Cheltenham last year when one of his family members had a cancer diagnosis. Since then, Olaf has become a regular visitor, always warmly welcomed with a bowl of water and a belly run, whilst his humans have a coffee and a chat.

Maggie’s Links
Website: www.maggies.org
Twitter/X: @MaggiesCentres
Instagram: @maggiescentres
Facebook: Maggie’s Centres