Debra Lampert-Rudman
Hi! I'm Debra Lampert-Rudman and live in Pennington, New Jersey across from the banks of the Stony Brook in the US with my Cocker Spaniels. That's me in the photo with the parti color cocker spaniel that started it all - BonBon!
Excited to share my newest book has been released! Garden of Love: A Dog and Flower Alphabet Party!
I have an M.Ed. in Children's Literature from The Pennsylvania State University and most importantly have loved dogs, and reading and writing dog stories, and drawing and creating dogs in clay, my whole life. When I was about 8 years old, I told the children's librarian in my hometown that they needed more books on dogs because I had read them all. So, I began writing and illustrating my own dog and horse stories.
I've written many articles on dogs and dog art and have won several awards for my ceramic dog art and writing. I have been awarded the Maxwell Award, the Dog Writers Association of America's highest honor four times. My ceramic art and watercolors have also been featured in a solo show at the renowned William Secord Gallery in NYC. I am also very proud of The Golden Age of Dog Shows: Morris & Essex Kennel Club 1927-1957 in honor of the club's founder Mrs. Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge and her M&E Kennel Club.
As I said above, I love dogs! For more than 20 years I have been very involved in the world of dog shows with my Cocker Spaniels, and am an AKC Breeder of Merit. My boy "Pistal", GCH Dal-Mar's Topaz Pistal, BN, CGC, was #1 parti-color Cocker Spaniel in the US In 2011 and showed my dog "Bolt" GCH Topaz Palm Beach Playboy at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in NYC twice - once to an Award of Merit and once to Select Dog - very exciting. His pups have been doing lots of exciting things - his son Robbie won a Best in Specialty Show award and his two daughters are both Champions - it's all in the dog family at my house
I enjoyed doing reading therapy for children in libraries with my cockers, Giselle (CH Topaz Kisses in the Rain, CGC) and Pistal and am very involved in organizing eye clinics in search of a DNA marker for cataracts in canines. I am on the Board and active in a number of dog clubs and volunteer for animal, arts, and other organizations.
About Garden of Love: A Dog and Flower Alphabet Party - Click to order https://store.bookbaby.com/book/garden-of-love
Garden of Love, a Dog & Flower Alphabet Party - is "meet the breeds at the flower show" - an alphabet book with a twist - the ABC's are depicted through dog breeds and meaningful complementary flowers. Garden of Love opens with an Introduction by William Secord of the renowned William Secord Gallery in NYC. The "party" starts with A for Afghan Hound wearing her amazing Agrimony necklace and ends with Z for Zuchon surrounded by an arched bower of Zinnias.
I for Irish Wolfhound with an Iris means an Invitation to the Garden party for all.
Watercolor illustrations throughout share the message of hope, joy, and peace as the dogs prepare for the gathering in the Garden of Love through the Zinnia arch. Descriptions of each dog breed's characteristics accompany each lettered page, along with meanings of each flower (from an 18th century original copy of Victorian Language of Flowers)
A beautiful book of interest to every dog and flower loving child and adult, from 5 to 95! Called a "perennial favorite"!
About Iris the Architect:
Iris the Architect is about an American Cocker Spaniel pup, from a long line of show dog champions, whose Mama wants her to compete in dog shows and become the "Best of her breed".
But, Iris has other ideas and loves drawing dog houses, dog beds, and dog sleds, along with other dog-friendly items.
She secretly draws in all sorts of places while Mama thinks she's practicing for dog shows!
When Iris learns about an opportunity to help homeless dogs, she knows just what they would love "Best" of all.
I think nearly everyone can identify with Iris's dilemma of wanting to please a parent, while at the same time wanting to do what she loves and be herself.
My hope is that readers of all ages find joy in recognizing the importance of "being who you are" and that "Iris the Architect" also helps dog organizations in both the UK and US.
Iris the Architect has become a sort of cult book among dog lovers - garnering large sums for health and other animal charities for autographed copies which gives me great satisfaction and gratitude.
I'm currently working on a sequel to Iris the Architect...and it involves on of Iris's kids as well! Stay tuned!
