Author draws on Tiburon Peninsula roots for her first children’s book

Christina Altick holds a copy of her children’s book ‘Whimsy, the Little Dachshund’ on July 11 during a signing at Emily Joubert Home & Garden in Larkspur’s Marin Country Mart. Altick, who grew up in Belvedere and Tiburon and now lives in San Francisco, self-published the book in June. (via Christina Altick)

Christina Altick says growing up on the Tiburon Peninsula felt like something out of a storybook.

She recalls spending time outdoors walking the family dog, a golden retriever named Eva; spending summers at Lake Tahoe; and taking trips to Michigan to visit her grandparents.

“I have such amazing memories,” says Altick, adding that the peninsula was “such an amazing place to grow up, so safe.”

Altick’s first children’s book, “Whimsy, the Little Dachshund: A Cozy Cottage Tale,” aims to capture that feeling for a generation of young readers. She self-published the book in June through Spines, an online publishing platform.

Inspired by her English cream miniature dachshund, Lachlan Skye, the illustrated story follows a gentle dachshund through the changing seasons in an English village, inviting children and adults to slow down and notice the small, comforting details of everyday life.

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