How the Puppy Learned to Cherish Life

This book is meant to exhort children to cherish life and diminish any thoughts of suicide. It is a story of how a puppy loses her good friend and becomes very despondent. The puppy even considers suicide. Fortunately, wise animals and people on the farm help her regain life-sustaining hope. In time, the puppy regains joy in her life. The story ends when she is an old dog reflecting on her life and the value of cherishing life each day.