A children’s book by a 93-year-old Lebanon County woman comforts readers who are dealing with the loss of a beloved pet through its narrative and illustrations, which imagine the author’s late dog together with her other late pets in a happy place. “I went in to be the sub, and I liked it so much that I went back to school and got my certification to teach in public school,” Hoopes said. “This is a story about our family pets. Hoopes provided McFalls with photographs of Heidi and her other late pets to reference while creating the illustrations. Hoopes told LebTown that she has had many people buy her children’s book after losing a beloved pet.