The Old Dog
Waking up one morning to discover that his faithful old dog has passed away, a young boy remembers the time that they shared together and grieves, and when his father gives him a new puppy, he still remembers his first canine friend.
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Charlotte Zolotow—author, editor, publisher, and educator—has one of the most distinguished reputations in the field of children's literature. She has written more than seventy books, many of which are picture-book classics, such as Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present and William's Doll. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
With pensive, autumnal oils, Ransome (Aunt Flossie's Hats & Crab Cakes Later) tenderly illustrates this quiet book about the death of a pet. Each full-page painting faces a text page bordered with a panel of fallen leaves-a fitting symbol of the natural but painful close of the life cycle. Ben, the African American protagonist, discovers that his old dog has died. The ordinary events that follow help define both what it means to die ("Ben went to pat his dog good morning. She didn't open her eyes") and to mourn ("He walked to school slowly, and when he came home, old dog wasn't at the door to meet him"). Ben grieves over the dog; in a particularly moving, uncaptioned painting, Ransome shows Ben using his fists to block the tears in his eyes. In the half-expected conclusion, his parents bring home a new puppy. Coming so abruptly on the heels of Ben's well-explicated sorrow, the boy's instant joy rings a bit false. Nonetheless, Zolotow's simple, comprehensible insights into death redeem the formula ending. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0060244127
- ISBN 13 9780060244125
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorRansome James
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