Finding Chrissy: A Rescue Tale of Love and Belonging

By Crystal Hoban

Every heart needs time to feel safe.

Finding Chrissy is a heartfelt children's story about a rescue dog learning to trust again through love, patience, and consistency.

When Chrissy is brought into a new home, everything feels unfamiliar. She wants to believe she is safe - but her past makes it hard to trust. Through gentle routines, kind voices, and steady care, Chrissy slowly learns that she belongs.

This tender story shows children that trust isn't built all at once - it grows when love is shown again and again.

What Finding Chrissy Teaches Children:

How trust is built through consistency and careThat safety comes from patience, not pressureThe importance of kindness, empathy, and understandingThat love creates belonging over timeThat it's okay to need time to feel safe

Told through the eyes of a rescue dog, this story offers a gentle way to talk with children about emotions, safety, and building healthy relationships.

Perfect for:

Children ages 4-10Families with rescue pets or adopted childrenParents teaching emotional intelligence and empathyClassrooms and social-emotional learning settingsBedtime reading and meaningful conversations

Chrissy's story reminds us that love isn't proven by words alone - it's shown through presence, patience, and care.

Finding Chrissy: A Rescue Tale of Love and Belonging is a comforting story that helps children understand how trust grows, hearts heal, and home is created.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1955568634
• ISBN13: 9781955568630
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Saratoga Springs Publishing LLC
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"