Wilbur's Song

About the Book

Wilbur's Song is the story of Wilbur, a young yellow canary who cannot sing at all. By a series of unfortunate events, he is trapped by a great falcon named Franco and is prevented from migrating south for the winter with his family. He is all alone to spend the freezing winter in the Town of Courage. He is befriended by a thirteen-year-old girl and her four siblings, who take him into their home for the winter. Wilbur soon meets the family's Rottweiler, Achoo, who is old and weak. Wilbur brings the dog back to life as they go through adventures together. Achoo teaches Wilbur how to connect his heart to his song. Wilbur's Song was originally called "Wilbur the Yellow Bird." A story the author had made up to tell his oldest daughter, Amanda. Soon they were joined by Samantha, Bobby, Sadi, and Cody. The author added all the kids into the story and their family Rottweiler. As the children grew up together, Wilbur was their most requested story. Wilbur's Song is dedicated to the children, the great black and tan dog, and the little yellow imaginary bird that tied it all together and touched their hearts.

About the Author

Robert (Bob) A. Tinney was raised on a working cattle ranch in the White Mountains of Arizona. He lived the life of a cowboy and rode bareback and saddle broncs in rodeos through junior high, high school, and shortly thereafter. He wrote many short stories but never published them. He currently has fourteen books in the process covering police drama, science fiction, westerns, and two documentaries. At the age of twenty, he pursued his father's footsteps as a lawman in the state of Arizona. He has served as an Arizona highway patrolman, deputy sheriff, and city policeman. His career has taken him down many roads and experiences in life. He has served as a police training coordinator, DARE officer, patrol sergeant, sergeant over a Hostage Negotiations Unit, and captain. He recently served over his department's internal affairs division and is currently assigned to federal adjudications. He is a certified police general instructor and specializes in RADAR certification and police professionalism and ethics. His thirty-year law enforcement career, as well as being a father who has raised five children, has prepared him to pursue his biggest life dream of becoming an author and bringing his many stories to life. Bob currently lives with his oldest son, Bobby, in San Tan Valley, Arizona.