The Collingwood Press has released "A Day in the Life of Root Beer (The Dachshund)," a children's picture book written by Mark Eggers. The book is available now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
The book follows Root Beer, a dachshund, through a single day at home with Mommy and Daddy. It begins with Root Beer waking in his crate to the smell of coffee and ends with him asleep in it again. In between, he eats breakfast, plays tug-of-war with his fox toy, rides to the park, answers a squirrel, stops for ice cream, and settles on the couch between Mommy and Daddy for the evening.
The story stays with the small routines of an ordinary day: banana slices and blueberries with breakfast, a ball nudged under the couch followed by barking until it is fished back out, Daddy asking him to step back from the dishwasher, and 3 circles in his favorite spot before he curls up against Dad's leg.
The book is fully illustrated in color. Each spread moves to a new part of the day, from the kitchen and living room to the park, the ice cream shop, and the house at night.
Root Beer is Eggers's own dog. Eggers and his wife, Kathy, did not have a dog until they were 67. Root Beer, named for his coat color, has been with them for about 5 years. His title page lists a few of his other names, including Ninja Wiener, Rooty Beer, RB, Harry Houweenie, and Rootie Tootie. The book is dedicated to Eggers's entire family, "who all have an opinion about Root Beer." Eggers and Kathy have 4 children, 10 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.
The release matters beyond the shelf of a single picture book because of who is telling the story. Eggers and his wife became first-time dog owners at 67, and the book draws directly on that late-in-life experience rather than on a childhood pet remembered from decades past. The result is a children's title whose author came to the material as an older adult, writing about a companion he and his wife have lived with for roughly five years.
That background shapes what the book asks of its readers. Rather than a plot built on adventure or transformation, "A Day in the Life of Root Beer (The Dachshund)" holds to breakfast, a toy, a trip to the park, an ice cream stop, and an evening on the couch. The details the publisher highlights, such as the banana slices and blueberries, the ball fished out from under the couch, and the three circles before curling up against Dad's leg, are the kind of everyday moments families with dogs recognize immediately. For parents and grandparents reading aloud, that familiarity is the point: the book offers a young audience a dog's-eye view of a day that looks like their own.
The publication also puts a self-published-style family story into mainstream retail channels. The Collingwood Press lists the book as available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, placing a story about one household's dachshund alongside the wider children's picture book market. For readers, the practical takeaway is straightforward: the title is on sale now in a fully illustrated color edition, and its subject is a real dog whose name, coat color, and collection of nicknames are documented on the title page.
The book is dedicated to Eggers's entire family. Details are listed as follows. Title: A Day in the Life of Root Beer (The Dachshund). Author: Mark Eggers. Publisher: The Collingwood Press. Publication year: 2026.
