“Forever Friends” is a children’s book that teaches compassion for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Local Waukesha author, Allison Schley, was inspired to write this book after 20 years of working in the hearing loss field.  “Life in silence can be hard on both dogs and people.  Many look down on people or dogs who are different,” says Allison Schley.  This book highlights the discovery of a wonderful friendship between a boy and a dog who both have hearing loss.  Collin Richter, a junior at Waukesha North High School was excited to illustrate the book.  Richter dedicated his work to his sister, Becca Richter, a local singer/songwriter who has had a partial hearing loss since birth.  Two book signing events are scheduled:  Saturday, December 8th, Rox Bar & Grille, 6-8pm AND Saturday, December 15th, Waukesha Humane Animal Welfare Society, 11am-1pm.  Come meet and greet the author, illustrator and two characters from the book, Megan and Dexter the dog.  For more information, please visit http://www.2foreverfriends.com/