Hello, Goodbye, I Love You

By Pamela Bauer Mueller

Book Overview

One Boy

One Dog

One Dream

This heartwarming story depicts the love journey and relationship between the guide dog raiser, a sight-impaired person, and the dog, Aloha. Diego Escobar has accepted the responsibility to teach Aloha obedience and socialization, knowing she is only on loan to him. The unconditional love and trust between them will enable Aloha to become the dog she was bred to be. "Wherever you go, you will walk with a piece of my heart beside you."

"This book does an excellent job of explaining the process of training guide-dog puppies . . . the moving scenario will have readers sniffling as Diego passes Aloha's leash to Miss Kimberly Louise, and may even lead them to consult the appended list of resources to find out about raising their own guide-dog puppies." -School Library Journal

"What a book Ms. Bauer Mueller has captured all the emotions from all of us who play a part in a guide dog's life."

-Michael Hingson, National Public Affairs Rep. Guide Dogs for the Blind

"This beautiful book is truly inspiring-giving the reader a keen insight into raising a guide dog. At the same time, it shows how one character, Kimberly Louise, deals with her sudden blindness. The story is very unique and focused, which makes it perfect for the market of those interested in raising guide dogs, but also with a broad appeal for the mass market. The research is also very admirable." -Writers Digest

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0968509738
• ISBN13: 9780968509739
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Pinata Publishing
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

The heartbreak of letting go

Based on a true story, Hello, Goodbye, I Love You: The Story Of Aloha - A Guide Dog For The Blind by Pamela Bauer Mueller is the story of a twelve-year-old young man named Diego Escobar and Aloha -- the dog he raised from puppyhood. At eighteen months, it was time for Diego to send his beloved canine companion off to guide dog school for formal training and a productive future as a guide dog for the blind. The heartbreak of letting go, and the joys of little miracles fill the pages of this compassionate true story which is especially recommended reading for dog lovers.

a moving story of a boy and his dog

A well written, moving story of a seeing eye dog and the sacrifices people make when raising them. A good book forany age. This should inspire others to do the same.

Hello, Good-bye, I Love You

HELLO, GOOD-BYE, I LOVE YOU is an inspirational tail that will have you "sitting up and begging for more." Diego, the Mexican boy, is thrilled to find his school is running a new program in which you adopt a dog for a temporary amount of time and train it for Guide Dogs for the Blind. He and his friend Jeremy join enthustiastically and embark on a joyous adventure training their dogs. Then the day comes Diego has been dreading - the day he must give up his precious Aloha, the dog he's learned to love and care for. He's not sure how he's going to handle this, until he realizes someone else needs Aloha much more then he. HELLO, GOOD-BYE, I LOVE YOU is a book that cannot be put down or forgotten. It tugs at your heart and will have you laughing and crying at the same time.

emotion, emotion, emotion

Just as an example of how emotionally stirring this book is, when I started reading the prologue to my husband over breakfast one morning, he couldn't keep his eyes dry. My son's school is in the process of reading this wonderful heartfelt story in preparation for the culmination of their writing course. This is not just a children's book..it will touch any age even those too young to read. A pure family event. Don't let this one pass by.

Aloha's Love Journey

Hello Goodbye I love You, is a great book that interweaves the life of Diego Escobar and his family as they raise Aloha the guide puppy and the life of Kimberly Louise as she goes through some tragic events. It teaches that there are many challenges in life, but we can try hard and find ways to overcome them. I loved how the two stories were interchanged chapter by chapter, and Pam used great imagery! It felt like I was in the book, part of the story and knew Diego and his family!I could picture all the scenes because of the wonderful word choice she used and the story is so realistic to how life would be with a guide dog.The way that Pam pieced together the story couldn?t have been better. She did an overall magnificent job with the book. -Clara Baker