Aggie and Ben: Three Stories - Tapa dura

When Daddy takes Ben on a surprise trip to the pet store, Ben forms a lasting friendship with a certain puppy that makes him laugh, in three short chapters that trace a day in the life of Ben and his new puppy, Aggie.

Lori Ries was born in Syracuse, New York, the eldest of four children. She discovered a love for storytelling as a young child and wrote her first story when she was just ten years old. It was a short story called "Jo-Jo the Raccoon" based on a true story about a baby raccoon that Lori's grandfather found on the side of the road and brought home for his children to raise. Lori lives in Tigard, Oregon, with her husband and three children.