Alexandra Day

Seattle resident Sandra Woodward Darling, the creator of the popular Good Dog Carl series of children’s books, is better known by her pseudonym, Alexandra Day. She is loved the world over for her sumptuously illustrated series of Carl books, the first of which was Good Dog Carl, published in 1985 it tells the story of a dog named Carl who looks after a baby. Thirty plus years later 24 Carl books have been published, with over 6 million books in print. When not painting or tending her garden she visits libraries and schools with the dog to promote reading and therapy animals.