
Vic knows Sparky is a winner at Belmont Race Track in New York City.

Dexter sees the world at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, NY!!

On the Levee - Sparky smiles on the Lake Pontchatrain levee in New Orleans.

Golden Gate Sparky

Sparky in the North Country - You can really see the three spots on Sparkys left ear. You can also see the St. Lawrence River in the background, with Canada in the distance.

Sparkys Walk goes to the ball game in San Francisco.

Sparkys Big Race stands tall in front of San Franciscos Coit Tower.

The fog begins to roll in over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

El Paseo de Sparky on South Beach in Miami.

Sparky Greetings from Florida!

Sparky in the Everglades

Sparky at Dogma, one of Miamis finest hot dog establishments.

Taking a walk near the palmetto trees in South Carolina.

Sparky enjoys the shade in Miami.

Sparky Coast to Coast in Virginias Blue Ridge Mountains

On the Carnarsie Pier before a Sparky school appearance in Brooklyn, NY.

In the cotton fields of Bentonville, N.C.

Inside the new Yankee Stadium with Sparkys favorite girl Kristen.

Outside the new Yankee Stadium with Sparkys favorite girl Kristen.

Hanging out with Patience (or is it Fortitude?), one of the two regal lions outside the New York Public Library. The lions were named by Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Sparky author Rick Arruzza poses on the balcony of the Chrysler Building as the Empire State Building looms in the background.

Sparkys mom Sally rides the San Francisco Bay ferry to Tiburon, CA.

Sparky and Pedro at South of the Border in South Carolina.

Its a canine rest area on the Connecticut Turnpike, so Sparky takes a rest with her pal on her vacation to Cape Cod, MA.

Enjoying the sun at Cove Island Park in Stamford, CT.

This Wont Hurt a Bit!! - Sparky plays dentist with a hippo at South of the Border in South Carolina.

Sparky takes a walk at Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom in Orlando, FL.

Sparky author Rick Arruzza and Sparkys best boy David arent scared of the huge lobster in Orlando, FL.

After a long day of visiting schools, Sparky basks in the Miami sun.

Sparkys Big Race, Sparky author Rick Arruzza, and Sparkys pal Derek at Sparkys All American Food in New York City.

Sparky Coast to Coast visits Mark Twains house in Hartford, CT. Huck Finn would have loved Sparky!!

Sparkys favorite girl Kristen at the old Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY.

Dont Touch My Sparky Books! - One of the lions outside the old Big Cat House at the Bronx Zoo is very protective of his favorite books.

Theres No Rest for Sparky at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. The Vasa is a 17th century warship (shown here) that was salvaged from Stockholm harbor.

Talking about Sparky and Speedy at the Word for Word Kids Reading Room in New York Citys Bryant Park.

Sparky hangs with the big dog at the Hounds on the Sound event in New Rochelle, NY.

A happy kid with his bike and Sparky sticker at Hue-Man Books in New York City.

Two avid Sparky readers at the P.S. 321 Christmas Fair in Brooklyn, NY.

Scooby-Doo and Sparky, too, at a doggie event in Elmsford, NY.

Sparkys Walk is reaching new heights at the Festival of Crafts at Whisconier Middle School (Brookfield, CT)

Sparky loves Moores BBQ in Kenly, N.C.

Sparky goes international! A book reading at Arthur's Bakery on Harbour Island in the Bahamas!

Sparky enjoys the sunshine at her cousins house in Miami, FL, from the back seat of the car.

Dexter on the rocks at Cove Island Park in Stamford, CT

Sparky is among Giants! The World Champion Giants, that is. (The book No Rest for Sparky is underneath all the portraits. Can you see it?)

Sparky and Rick go to school in Canton, NY.

Flying High! Sparky honors the Tuskegee Airmen at their memorial at Walterboro Airfield in Walterboro, SC.

Sparky author Rick Arruzza and Sparkys Big Race on the streets of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Play Ball! Sparky Coast to Coast makes it to historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach, FL, where the Dodgers used to hold spring training.

Dexter strikes a regal pose at Edgewater Park in the Throgs Neck section of Bronx, NY

Dexter hanging out with his author pal in downtown Stamford, CT.

Dexter in the woods with Carmen in upstate New York.

Dexter would rather be on the shore than in a canoe at Lake Joseph in upstate New York.