Millie's Book

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Millie's Book:
As Dictated to Barbara Bush
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AuthorBarbara Bush
Genre Children's literature
Published1990

Millie's Book: As Dictated to Barbara Bush is a 1990 children's book by Barbara Bush, written as if from the perspective of Millie the English Springer Spaniel. [1] After-tax proceeds from book sales were donated to the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. [2]

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The book reached number one on The New York Times Best Seller list (nonfiction) in 1990, [3] and spent 23 weeks on Publishers Weekly 's hardcover best seller list. [4] In 1991, Millie's Book was recognized by Guinness World Records as the "best-selling book by a canine author". [5]

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References

  1. Sibley, Katherine A. S. (2 March 2016). A Companion to First Ladies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   9781118732243 . Retrieved 18 April 2018 via Google Books.
  2. JEHL, DOUGLAS (1992-04-16). "'Millie's Book' Sends Bushes' Income Soaring". Los Angeles Times. ISSN   0458-3035. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  3. "Trump breaking tradition with pet-free White House". Las Vegas Review-Journal . 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. "Millie's Book". Publishers Weekly . Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. "Best-selling book by a canine author". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-10-22.