Contact: Marie- Yolaine Williams Email: mywilliams7@aol.com Phone: 404.520.0602. Children’s Book Encourages Adoption of Overlooked Shelter Dogs and Pairs Invisible Dogs with Invisible People ATLANTA, August 6, 2016- Marie-Yolaine Williams releases her second children’s book, “Super Mia and the Good Luck Duo - Rescued is the New Black.” This book is about black dog syndrome. This is the second book of five in The Shelter Dog Series. Each book has two main purposes; to encourage people to adopt often overlooked dogs from shelters and to pair invisible dogs with invisible people. Older dogs, black dogs, Pitt Bulls, and dogs of the like are often overlooked in shelters. Every book in the series is written about a typically overlooked dog, and from the dog’s point of view, highlighting the virtues of the undesired dog. The first book of the series, “Old Dog, New Tricks” is about an old dog that was well cared for, but suddenly finds himself in a shelter when his owner passes on. There, he is repeatedly overlooked in favor of puppies by potential adopters, until a family finally comes in looking for an older dog. Owning an older dog comes with many benefits. These dogs are overwhelmingly calm, good with children, and make excellent dogs for kids’ learning to read, which are key takeaways from “Old Dogs, New Tricks.” The second book of the series, “Super Mia and the Good Luck Duo - Rescued is the New Black,” is about a racing Greyhound who is callously dumped by his owner in a wooded area when he sustains an injury during a race. While in the woods, the Greyhound, Baggins, meets a black cat named Evader, and the two become fast friends. When the duo are captured by county animal services, they discover that they have little chance at adoption because of their black fur. When the shelter’s manager takes a special interest in them, it look like their luck may finally change for the better. Mia, the hero who saves the day and adopts the pair, suffers from MS, and on bad days, she needs a wheelchair. The second purpose of the books is to desegregate children’s books. As a parent of an eight year old, Williams noticed how little interaction there is in children’s books between races. “Interaction between the races in children’s books is either nonexistent, unintended, or incidental. This is not the world we live in, so I’ve made it a point to show all kinds of families in each book. I’ve paired invisible dogs with invisible people, which are people you don’t typically see in children’s books, and made these invisible people the heroes that save the day” said author Marie-Yolaine Williams. “The idea is that whatever your family looks like, whether it’s a foster family, and adoptive family, a mixed race family, or if you’re raised by a single Dad or your Grandparents, that you see yourself and your family in the series. The series also has differently abled people, because this is another thing that is lacking in children’s books - most for the heroes don’t have physical limitations. They are not hearing impaired or in wheelchairs, and they tend to not suffer from illness,” added the author. A percentage of Marie-Yolaine Williams’ author’s royalties will go to an organization that helps the type of dog featured. The royalties for “Old Dogs, New Tricks” are being split between two organizations. The first is Susie’s Senior Dogs in New York, which is an organization that promotes senior dogs awaiting adoption in shelters. The second is Lifeline Animal Project, local to Atlanta. Lifeline has the goal of making greater Atlanta county shelters no kill shelters. A percentage of the second book, “Super Mia and the Good Luck Duo - Rescued is the New Black” will go to Lifeline Animal Project. “Super Mia and the Good Luck Duo - Rescued is the New Black“ debuted on Amazon on June 29, 2016. It was the number one hot new release on Amazon in all three of its categories the first month of its release and has a five star rating. “Old Dog New Tricks” also cracked the Amazon 100 in its categories. It also has a five star rating. Marie-Yolaine Williams is available for interviews. https://www.outskirtspress.com/olddognewtricks