January 17, 2016 12:00 am •
SYCAMORE, Ill. • Gladus Hillier has never read a book, but week after week she helps children in this northern Illinois town learn to read on their own.
That’s because Gladus and her sisters, Edyth and Shurlee, are 120- to-150-pound black Newfoundland dogs with a skill that keeps kids coming back to the Sycamore Public Library. The library’s program, Books and Barks, met Jan. 6 and allowed children 10 minutes to read their book of choice to a trained therapy dog.
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