Nobody’s Dog by
Charlotte Graeber (Hyperion, 1998, 32 pages, ages 4-8)
Some books should be rewritten every few years, perhaps
updated, because they are so good the story bears repeating. Nobody’s Dog deserves another generation
of devoted children. It could be a classic – if you can find it.
A Library Goldmine!
Not a rare occurrence today (especially in the day of Facebook) is
someone taking their dog for a car ride, dropping him off, and driving away. It
usually happens in the country but in Nobody’s
Dog, it fortunately happened in town, on River Road.
What a beginning for a children’s book – but so well-written
and more sensitive than how I penned the
incident above.
And soon forgotten in the dog’s search for a new home.
“A Small White Dog
with . . . . “
You child will love this book as he/she gets to know “the
small white dog with one brown ear (the right one), two brown paws (the front
ones), and a feathery tail.” Children will soon be able to recite the phrase as soon as it starts to appear over and over again. And, it is just the right size for little hands and short attention spans.
The Community Plot
The dog makes his way from house to house to house to house. Everyone loves him but nobody wants him (too small, too noisy, or whatever). However, they do leave
food out, and water, and hope someone will take him in. In the end, they all
cheer his choice of a home.
How the small white dog finds his new home is a delightful
story of perseverance, well worth a discussion or two.
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