The Magic Business Carpet Ride oleh Michael A. Baker

Eleven-year-old Valerie and eight-year-old Neal West had just heard some awful words from their parents but none hurt more than when their father, Peter, said, “we don’t have the money to take Randolph to the vet, and he may die.” The thought of their dog dying was unbearable to the children. In today’s America many children’s lives have been turned upside down just like Valerie’s and Neal’s. Their parents had lost their jobs, and life as the children had known it suddenly changed. But the two West children wanted to save their dog Randolph and help their parents, so they drew upon an inner entrepreneurial spirit to start a vibrant business called Randolph’s Doggy Café. The West children’s business venture involved imagination, magical help and hard work and their story is in many ways a unique American story that both young and old will cherish and be inspired by.