Rufus Rhymes Author:Ron Burns, Andy Demsky The concept for Rufus Rhymes came from my simple daily interactions with my dogs. Like so many other people, I have always talked to my pets and commonly refur to myself as 'Dad' and my wife Buff as 'Mom.' So, for me it was natural to do a book you can read to your dog. I wanted it to have that same cozy feel that nursery rhyme books have for ch... more »ildren, but of course the words needed to be dog-related. I asked my good friend Andy Demsky, a writer, to take a few common nursery rhymes and write new dog-centric lyrics. He wrote two great lullabies that I instantly connected with Rock-a-Bye Rufus and Twinkle, Twinkle I m a Star. And so started the journey of Rufus Rhymes. -Ron Burns« less