Big Dogs, Little Dogs: A Visual Guide to the World's Dogs (Big and Little) - Hardcover

Medway, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1770858288 ISBN 13: 9781770858282

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2016

Synopsis

This wonderfully illustrated book features 300 dog breeds, including every breed recognized by the American Kennel Club.

Fun double-page spreads show dogs in the seven official groupings -- Working, Toy, Hound, Terrier, Herding, Sporting, Non-Sporting -- as well as "designer" dogs like the Labradoodle and Chiweenie. There are also some obscure breeds recognized by other kennel clubs in Europe, like the Canadian Eskimo Dog and Australian Silky Terrier, as well as some dogs not yet officially recognized by the American Kennel Club.

There are 300 breeds illustrated.

The specially commissioned color drawings are accurate and engaging. At the end of the book is an entertaining puppy identifier where children can test their ability to recognize the breed of 30 puppies. There is also a Dog Breed Fact Index with interesting trivia about all of the breeds.

More than one-third of American households has a dog. With Big Dogs, Little Dogs, children and adults alike will enjoy learning and identifying the dogs that they encounter. It is fun and informative, and it might instill a lifelong interest in "man's best friend."

About this title

About the Author

Illustrator Jim Medway studied in Manchester and now lives and works in Derbyshire. He has illustrated fiction, comic books and children's books, including The Land of the Frontiebacks: A Curious Alphabet of Confused Creatures, winner of the 2014 Junior Magazines' Children's Book of the Year Design Award.

Review

An oversize illustrated compendium of dogs from all over the world. What's amazing is that the breed-specific physical traits are drawn with such specificity, while employing Herge-like illustration that shows humor and affection. The book is divided by dog types, such as Working Dogs, Herding Dogs, Toy Dogs, Mixed Breed Dogs, etc. Includes a section of puppies, where the reader can find the adult dog which corresponds to the puppy by following a meandering dotted line. An index of dog breeds with breed origins caps it off. You might think that you need a photographic guide to dog breeds, but this illustrated one delivers... This is for dog lovers who like to browse the breed or for the sheer enjoyment of cute dog illustrations. (Stephanie Tournas Youth Services Book Review 2017-01-31)

Breeds both familiar and unfamiliar are positively bursting out of this oversize volume... Dog lovers will spend hours poring over these winsome illustrations. (Mahnaz Dar School Library Journal 2016-11-01)

This oversize picture book presents a near-exhaustive array of dogs from around the world. In his distinctive style of cartooning, Medway groups this colossal collection of canines into 10 categories with a short caption under each heading. The sections display stylishly formatted and labeled depictions of well-known breeds as well as a slew of lesser-known pups... Medway includes a full double page dedicated to puppies, with dotted trails connecting the pups to their adult versions. The final pages offer a dog breed index... The genial illustrations and broad scope of breeds will delight any dog-lover. (Anita Lock Booklist 2016-11-15)

Edition details

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1770858288
• ISBN 13: 9781770858282
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32