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A boy without a dog―and a dog without an owner―find each other in this powerfully moving story of loneliness and redemption.
Day after day, Cody watches Bones roam the streets. No one else thinks the old stray is special, but Cody does. He knows the dog is alone now. He watched them tear down the blue house where Bones used to live with an old man. Cody knows how it feels to lose someone, too. Slowly―cautiously―Cody opens his home and his heart to the scruffy dog with one blue eye and one brown.
Inspired by the true story reported in the New York Times about a homeless dog in a suburban New York neighborhood, readers will be deeply affected by Deborah Blumenthal’s story of love and loss. Adam Gustavson’s full-color illustrations beautifully depict quiet neighborhood life, and highlight the emerging relationship between the narrator and the lonely, dispirited dog that captures his attention, and finally, his heart.
Day after day, Cody watches Bones roam the streets. No one else thinks the old stray is special, but Cody does. He knows the dog is alone now. He watched them tear down the blue house where Bones used to live with an old man. Cody knows how it feels to lose someone, too. Slowly―cautiously―Cody opens his home and his heart to the scruffy dog with one blue eye and one brown.
Inspired by the true story reported in the New York Times about a homeless dog in a suburban New York neighborhood, readers will be deeply affected by Deborah Blumenthal’s story of love and loss. Adam Gustavson’s full-color illustrations beautifully depict quiet neighborhood life, and highlight the emerging relationship between the narrator and the lonely, dispirited dog that captures his attention, and finally, his heart.
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Deborah Blumenthal has written many children’s books, including two Book Sense 76 winners. She has also been a regular contributor to The New York Times, covering beauty and fitness. She lives in New York.
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Stories abound about stray animals; this one effectively and sensitively deals with the topic and doesn’t shy away from difficult truths about homeless pets and bereavement. Once his owner dies, Bones roams the streets until young Cody acknowledges his grief over losing his own pet and persuades Bones to trust him. Perceptive art and emotive, free verse–style text work well together to demonstrate growth; Cody is shown as a young boy when he is thinking back about his old dog and as a more mature kid when he tries to help Bones. Bones himself looks a bit too good to be true; he is described as very thin, a mix of German shepherd and “something else,” but in the artwork he appears to be a healthy, purebred German shepherd. Nevertheless, this is a realistic portrayal of what kids may experience when befriending a stray animal, and it offers a gentle introduction to coping with loss, both human and canine. The redemptive power of friendship is beautifully shown on the last spread, as boy and dog walk side by side. Grades K-3. --Diane Foote
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- PublisherPeachtree
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1561455377
- ISBN 13 9781561455379
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorGustavson Adam
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