Priceless Penny

Lauren Kramer-Theuerkauf began writing at an early age. While in elementary school, she was the recipient of two Young Author Awards (1994, 1997). In high school, she became the only freshman member of the yearbook staff where she took her own photographs and wrote stories about the happenings at Freeburg High. She went on to receive her Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications-Print Journalism from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. While there, she earned the Outstanding Student in Journalism award in 2006. She is the former Editor of The Fairview Heights Tribune as well as the Clinton County News in Mascoutah, IL. Kramer has written numerous articles and feature stories that have been included in the above mentioned papers as well as The Freeburg Tribune and the Mass Communicator magazine for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Priceless Penny is the second book written by Kramer. Her first book is a collection of poetry entitled More Than Words that was published in 2010. In 2015, she created her own publishing company called Theuerkauf's Tails, LLC. She is also a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) as well as the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA). To learn more about Lauren, please visit her official author website at: theuerkaufstails.com.

Priceless Penny chronicles one dog's amazing journey from lonely stray to pampered pooch. Penny was abandoned by her previous owners and left to roam the streets of California alone. Soon, she was taken to a local high kill shelter. Penny's life was in great danger as her deformities made her undesirable in the eyes of would-be adopters. Will Penny find someone who loves her just the way that she is?