After moving into CityTown's newest neighborhood, four future friends face the furriest of fiascos... finding a dumpster-diving-dog named Benny a new home! Join Deon, Rain, Izzy, and Noah as they learn to overcome anxiety, face their fear of failure, and furnish fur-ever friendships. - Backyard Benny offers more than just a compelling story for children to engage and relate with - it provides readers with phonetical exercise through the creative use of alliteration and dictional pacing. - Readers are also given agency over the story by being invited to complete the captivating illustrations created by Megan van der Berg using their own resources. - The cast of characters is intentionally diverse, (both in appearance and abilities) ensuring everyone who reads Backyard Benny will recognize a part of themselves within the story. - Backyard Benny can be enjoyed by children of all ages, but has been carefully crafted to attract audiences between the ages of 5-9 years old.