Dear Hound - Softcover

Murphy, Jill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802723292 ISBN 13: 9780802723291

Publisher: Walker Childrens, 2011

Synopsis

Alfie's your average hound puppy-curious about the world around him and loyal to his boy, Charlie. But when Charlie leaves Alfie with a sitter, the pup is so upset that he escapes into the woods and loses his way. With the help of some friendly foxes, Alfie learns to live in the wild, but he never stops thinking of Charlie. And Charlie never stops thinking of Alfie, either. Will they find each other before it's too late?

About this title

About the Author:

JILL MURPHY is the author of the Worst Witch series, which has sold over four million copies worldwide, as well as several award-winning picture books for younger children. She lives in England.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 2-4–Alfie, a huge deerhound puppy with expressive ears, gets lost in the heath after he escapes from his dog-sitter. As Charlie and his mother wander around town looking for their pet and hanging up posters, Alfie searches for them. For months, owners and dog just miss each other, outside of the local restaurant (with an accessible trash bin) and in the moors. The animal's fur becomes more and more unkempt, and his face is matted and smeared with grease and dirt from his frequent Dumpster meals, making him look less and less like the picture on the posters. By the book's end, Alfie has run into a couple of improbable comrades, two unlikely villains, and finally, his family. This chapter book will appeal to fans of animal stories who have moved beyond Arnold Lobel's "Frog and Toad" titles (HarperCollins) but aren't quite ready for the length and complexity of E. B. White's Stuart Little. Murphy's expressive black-and-white line spot drawings (sometimes three to a spread) and deerhound notes ("GARDENING: They are great hole-diggers. Once they've started a hole, they don't stop till Australia") heighten the characterizations and add detail to the settings.Lindsay Persohn, Crystal Lake Elementary, Lakeland, FL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Childrens
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0802723292
• ISBN 13: 9780802723291
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Murphy Jill