Holiday Stroll Book Signing & Sing-Along

Join

Schmitty the Weather Dog, children's author Elly McGuire and ragtime player and Meteorologist

Ron Trotta for a Holiday Sing-along at The Water's Edge Cafe from 1 pm to 3 pm

on Saturday, December 14.

Trotta

will lead the holiday sing-a-long and a performance of Schmitty's theme song at

the cafe, located in Pawtuxet Village. Then Schmitty and McGuire, who is

returning to her native state of Rhode Island, will be available to meet fans

and sign copies of their new children's book, Schmitty the Weather Dog: Daydream. McGuire, who also is known to

play a mean pair of spoons, is perhaps the only person to have ever a taught a

U.S. President to play spoons.

In

addition to being a three-time World Champion Ragtime Piano Player, Trotta is a

meteorologist and half of the famous weather team featured in Schmitty's new

children's book. Inspired by true events, the book follows a determined dog who

overcomes obstacles to help her two-legged dad pursue his dream of being a

meteorologist. As in the book, Trotta's weather forecasts - or pawcasts as they

call them - are more accurate with Schmitty's help.

"She

shows us all that no matter what your size or breed, you can do anything you

put your mind to and that you are only limited by your imagination,"

said McGuire, adding that she hopes the book promotes a love of science among

children.

Schmitty

has appeared on The Ellen Show and Access Hollywood and has

starred in many YouTube  weather

"pawcasts." She was the inspiration and model for New Yorkie

Greetings, a line of greeting cards created to raise money for the

Uniformed Firefighters Association Scholarship Fund, a fund for fallen

firefighter and their families. She also is the spokesdog for The New Yorkie

Store, an online store offering people and pet

fashions, which donates to the Angel On A Leash Foundation. Also, a portion of

the proceeds from her book, Schmitty the

Weather Dog: Daydream will be donated to pet charities.

To learn

more about Schmitty, go to her website to see

her blog and links to her Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

accounts.