Oliver Gilmore: A Doxie's Diary is a delightfully illustrated picture book that features a sweet dachshund pup who has been diagnosed with diabetes and shares his true story about his adventures and new routine!
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From strolling in the city to romping through the desert, Oliver and his loving companion-and dad- have shared many adventures together!
Photo: Greg McGoon
Whether he's exploring new places, visiting favorites or teaming up with other folks and pups, Oliver and his dad enjoy their adventures and spending time together!
When Oliver and his dad find out that the lovable pooch has diabetes, there is much to face, but, just like all their other journeys, they begin this new one together!
Photo: Greg McGoon
Oliver shares the details about his diagnosis and learning to live with the new routine that accompanies diabetes.
Written in a way that will make it easier for kids of all ages to learn about diabetes, Oliver Gilmore: A Doxie's Diary by Greg McGoon with illustrations by Dave Reed is a great book for kids and families!
Whether you have a fur baby or not, this book is very informative, provides helpful information and is a great resource for learning about this health condition.
Oliver Gilmore: A Doxie’s Diary is a a great book for kids who have been diagnosed with diabetes or knows someone who is dealing with diabetes.
Having a literary friend like Oliver could help kids feel like they are not alone, and if Oliver can get through it, so can they!
Below: Oliver Gilmore wears his Insulin Dependent Diabetic dog tag.
Photo: Greg McGoon
We love these character designs that illustrator Dave Reed created for Oliver Gilmore! The colorful illustrations for Oliver Gilmore are absolutely fantastic!
Find more of Dave Reed's amazing illustrations here!
Illustrations: Dave Reed / Photo: Greg McGoon
Photo: Greg McGoon
Greg McGoon's positive storytelling style combined with the vibrant and colorful illustrations make Oliver Gilmore an upbeat story about love and companionship, and will make a 'pawsitively' perfect addition to your bookshelf!
We love that Oliver Gilmore: A Doxie's Diary is a non-fiction book filled with helpful information about diabetes and is a true story starring this sweet pooch!
Oliver's story is relatable whether you have a furbaby or not and makes a fantastic book for kids to read and learn more about diabetes.
Photo: Greg McGoon
Oliver Gilmore has the perfect balance.This heartwarming story does a great job of letting us tag along with Oliver in reminiscing about his adventures and raising awareness about diabetes.
From the joy of their companionship to dealing with Oliver's diagnosis, readers can really feel and appreciate what Oliver and his dad are going through.
We both learned a lot about diabetes from reading Oliver's story and highly recommend Oliver Gilmore: A Doxie's Diary!
Photo: Greg McGoon
We love our hardcover version of Oliver Gilmore which is available exclusively here through Barnes and Noble!
Have questions and want to learn more about canine diabetes? Visit sugarpup.org to find out more.
Love cute stickers and pins? Then you'll absolutely want to add these to your collection! You can support Greg & Oliver by purchasing an Oliver pin here!
Oliver Gilmore Enamel pin. Photo: Greg McGoon
Pssst! Want to Know a Secret...?
If you purchase a copy of Oliver Gilmore: A Doxie's Diary and share & tag Oliver's dad (and author), Greg McGoon in your Instagram post, he will send you an enamel Oliver Gilmore pin! (See pin above).
The pin is super cute! We love ours! So are the stickers! Check them out below:
Want to turn this great book into a gift set? Pair it with the above enamel pin and the Oliver Gilmore stickers!
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We hope you enjoyed meeting Oliver and finding out more about him and his adventures!
Photo: Greg McGoon
Be sure to check out Greg McGoon's latest book featuring Oliver Gilmore in Once Upon a Fairy Tail!
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We hope you enjoy reading about Oliver as much as we did!
Have a fur baby that you've shared an adventure with? Let us know in the comments below!
Enjoy!
April & Cenzia
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We love Dave's Instagram posts -- Seeing Oliver drawn into iconic film scenes is so amusing!