1. The Magical Forest Author and illustrator Kayla Nickerson

2. This book is dedicated to: Desirae Goodwin- Nickerson

3. © 2010 Kayla Nickerson All rights reserved. Printed in Canada, Nova Scotia. First Printing, 2010 ISBN 0-5679201-0-3 Running Publishing 267 Lussa Street Dental, ER 33333 www.Runnersbooks.com Edited by-Brittany

4. One day Desirae and Kayla were playing in Desirae ’ s backyard. They found a dog.

5. They went and told Desirae’s mom. Desirae’s mom said that they should put up signs. They made “found dog” signs.

6. They went to town to put posters up. A cat was watching them. Desirae looked at the cat and said it was pretty.

7. They went home and waited for someone to call. Nobody called. Kayla and Desirae saw the dog again. They followed it.

8. Kayla and Desirae went into the woods. They saw a bright light.

9. Kayla and Desirae jumped into the light. When they jumped into the light there were all kinds of clouds and waterfalls and a dog.

10. Kayla and Desirae walked around to see things. They saw a man with orange hair and funny clothes.

11. Kayla and Desirae started playing games like hide-and-go-seek and sliding down waterfalls.

12. When Kayla and Desirae went home, Desirae told her mom that she and Kayla had seen a Magical Forest and a Man. Her mom just laughed.

13. Biography My name is Kayla Diane Nickerson. I have 2 Brothers; 1 lives with me. I have 2 sisters; they both live away from me. My dad’s name is William Nickerson, and my stepmom’s name is Nikki Bishop. My Brother that lives with me is Maddox Graham.

14. Reviews Dominique Crowell-I think that it is a good book because it is interesting! Joleeza Shirley-I like this book because I like dogs and adventures. Chanel Harris- I like this book because I love dogs and I think it’s very interesting. Cameron Nickerson-It is a very interesting book, your book buddy will really like it. Brittany Grear – I think this book is very interesting and I'm happy that the owner found their dog.