Feb 18: A New Orleans Pup That Won Hearts Around the Globe with Kaye Courington
How SCRIM evaded capture for months while a whole city chased him.
What do you get when you mix a scrappy terrier, two gunshot wounds, flight from a second-storey window, a hurricane, a six-inch snowstorm, and the entire city of New Orleans on a nine-month search and rescue mission?
You get SCRIM: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and Rescue — a beautifully illustrated picture book about the true story that made headlines around the globe.
From The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal to international publications and news stations around the world, the story of SCRIM had us glued to our screens routing for the scruffy white dog who outsmarted an entire city.
My guest today is Kaye Courington, the debut author of SCRIM: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and Rescue.
Meet Kaye Courington
As an award-winning New Orleans attorney, a CEO, community leader, and animal advocate Kaye Courington has dedicated her life to service. She wrote this book because, “Scrim’s story represents the resiliency and strong community of New Orleans.” Kaye is a lifelong advocate for animal welfare, and has worked tirelessly to promote rescue, rehabilitation and responsible adoption. SCRIM: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and Rescue is Kaye Courington’s first book. She is donating all author royalties of SCRIM to local animal rescues. Illustrations by Aileen Bennett,
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