
Her novel, My Boyfriends' Dogs, was turned into a Hallmark movie and became the most-watched original Hallmark movie of 2014. Mackall won the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Missouri and the Helen Keating Ott Award for Distinguished Contribution to Children's Literature. Larger-Than-Life Lara was a finalist for the William Allen White Award, Kentucky Bluegrass Award, and the Delaware Diamond. The Silence of Murder won the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery of 2012. Mackall continues to appear on radio broadcasts, and has made several appearances on TV as well. They have three children: Jen, Katy, and Dan. She now lives with her husband, Joe, in Ohio. Since then, she has published over 450 books for adults, teens, and children. Her paper was titled "Why I Want to be Batboy for the Kansas City A's". Mackall started her writing career when at ten years of age she entered and won her first writing contest in 1959.

But what a story it is Bailey wants what every girl wants from her boyfriend: enthusiasm, loyalty, and unconditional love. Other animal series include Backyard Horses, Starlight Animal Rescue, Bob the Horse, and I Can Read series. Louis diner soaking wet, wearing a prom dress, and leading three dogs in tow, the owner figures there's a story behind all this.

She collaborated with Sigmund Brouwer and Melody Carlson to take part in creating the Degrees of Guilt series and then with Jeff Nesbit and Melody Carlson in the Degrees of Betrayal series. Some of her works are the Winnie the Horse Gentler series and the Flipside Stories, The Silence of Murder, and With Love, Wherever You Are, a novel based on the stories and letters of her parents, Army doctor and Army nurse in World War II, as well as many others. Dandi Daley Mackall is an American author with around 500 of her works published for adults and children.
