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Spend a day with Sparkles as she helps teach fire safety.

Firefighter Dayna Hilton released her first children’s book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog in April 2008. Hilton, a volunteer firefighter and member of several national fire service committees, has authored articles for numerous fire service publications. A leading public fire and life safety education expert, Hilton has appeared on PBS KIDS Sprout and FOX and Friends.

Sparkles the Dalmatian, the inspiration for Hilton’s book, was adopted in 2003 by Hilton from the Dalmatian Assistance League of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Since that time, Sparkles has been an invaluable member of Johnson County RFD #1's Fire Safety Team. Sparkles, and her friend, Spanner, has assisted the department's firefighters with hundreds of fire safety programs locally, statewide, and nationally.

As children follow the adventures of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, they will learn valuable fire safety tips enabling them and their families to keep safe. These tips include knowing the sound and purpose of a smoke alarm, learning how to crawl low under smoke, and understanding the importance of practicing a home fire drill using an escape map.

Sparkles

the Fire Safety Dog

Audio Book

Spend a day with Sparkles, the Fire Safety Dog, as she helps teach fire safety in this upcoming audio children's book. Read by Firefighters Glenn Trembley and Dayna Hilton. Music by Michael Post. Engineered by Post Arrangements. 

ISBN: 978-0-9814977-1-6

Release Date: April 11, 2008

Click on the button below to hear a sample of the Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Audio Book

ORDER HEREFor more information about this Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog book and audio book, contact info@firehousedogpublishing.com

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Book reviews

“Educating children about fire safety is so important… and Firefighter Dayna and her incredible canine companion Sparkles have found a way to make it both fun and easy.  With this book, Dayna has taken a very serious and potentially frightening topic and transformed it into a simple, enjoyable concept for parents to discuss with their kids.  Two paws up and a tail wag for Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog!”  

          – Jenni Glenn, PBS KIDS Sprout
  

"Young children will love Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog…a spotted dog, friendly firefighters, and safety lessons designed just for them! The book is a great tool to help kids learn – without scaring them -- how to be safe from fire, a leading cause of accidental death at home."

         - Meri-K Appy, President

                  Home Safety Council

“Children love reading the same books over and over.  A fire safety book is one way to provide the repetition needed for young children to master home fire safety messages. Firefighter Dayna, Firefighter Michael, and Sparkles give us a book to enjoy while we learn!”

        - Nancy Trench
        Fire Protection Publications/IFSTA
        Oklahoma State University

Kid's Book Reviews

      Kids, tell us what you think of           our book! Write a review for our page, or send us your video link.

FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS

Our guidelines are simple! We would love to hear from your children (students). Read their published review online on our webpage.

Please help them send us the following:

• First Name
• Age and grade level
• City and Country
• Review of the book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog

                  Email to: sparkles@sparklesthefiresafetydog.com

Please put "Kids Review" in the subject heading.

We can't wait to read all of the reviews that come our way! 

Would you like to know the latest about Sparkles and her big fire safety adventures? Or, how about fire safety tips shared by Sparkles? New fire safety videos and more on her new e-newsletter. Sign up today! To see a the first issue, click on the button below.

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“Dayna Hilton is providing an invaluable service that is as kid safe as it is kid friendly. Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog is charming on paper or read aloud and an excellent tool in furthering the hugely important crusade of children’s fire safety." Retired Phoenix Fire Chief Alan Brunacini

  Photo by Lisa Tommaney

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 copy today!

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Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog

"Sparkles the Dalmatian has her

paw on the pulse of fire safety as

she helps teach children how to

prevent and escape a house fire."

Michael Tercha, Chicago Tribune webpage

"We love the work you are doing!" Johann the Dog

“I certainly would recommend it for your fire and life-safety education program for primary school children.”

Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director, Fire Chief Publications

Click on the picture below to see pictures of the book signing event in Indianapolis

                  New!

Upcoming Appearances site updated. Click HERE

         Author Firefighter   Dayna Hilton

Firefighter Dayna Hilton is the author of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. Dayna is currently at work on her next book, Sparkles Goes to Boston. She is looking forward to hearing from her readers.

To visit Hilton's Blog, click