Mulligan and the All-Paws Golf Tournament

Mulligan and the All-Paws Golf Tournament is the third book in the Mulligan/Poodlums children's book series. Mulligan, the chili-eating tomcat, lives on Sassafras Lane with his human parents, Mr. and Mrs. Casey, and two poodle puppies, Bogey and Katie. In this story, Mulligan learns from a newspaper article that his former opponent in the dogcatcher election, a burly bulldog named Loophole, is playing in a golf tournament for dogs and cats. When Mulligan is asked by a sports reporter if he will be playing against Loophole, Mulligan rises to the challenge to go against his rival, even though he has never played golf before, because if he wins, he will donate the prize money to the Second Chance Animal Shelter. Mulligan is worried that Loophole is bigger and stronger and can hit the ball a lot farther. But his golf instructor tells him, "In life and in golf, bigger and stronger are not always the most important things. Slow and smooth is often better." The golf tournament proves to be full of excitement and challenges, but in the end, Mulligan prevails and presents a check to the animal shelter.

Author: Lonnie Whitaker
Publisher: Sassafras Lane Press
Published: 07/18/2023
Pages: 34
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9781733202954

About the Author
Whitaker, Lonnie: - Lonnie Whitaker attended a two-room school in the Missouri Ozarks and later earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Missouri School of Law. He served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney and retired as district counsel for a federal agency and now works as a writer. His novels, Geese to a Poor Market and Soda Fountain Blues, both won the Ozark Writers' League Best Book of the Year Award. He is the author of an award-winning children's books series about Mulligan, a rescued tomcat. His short stories have been published by Chicken Soup for the Soul, Five Star Publishing, Missouri Life, The Ozark Mountaineer, and several anthologies. His newspaper column, "The Way We Were . . Personal Reflections on Life in the Ozarks" is published bi-weekly by the Howell County News, and has won multiple awards from the Missouri Writers Guild. He and his wife live in Missouri with two dogs and a rescued tomcat. They are supporters of animal rescue organizations.