My Friend Lucky: A Love Story - Hardcover

Milgrim, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689842538 ISBN 13: 9780689842535

Publisher: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books, 2002

Synopsis

A charming tale about a young boy and his special relationship with his best friend, his dog named Lucky, demonstrates opposites such as slow and fast,dry and wet, cold and warm, and here and there.

About this title

About the Author:

This is David Milgrim's sixth children's book, and his third about a dog. His other titles include Why Benny Barks and Cows Can't Fly, an ABA/CBC Children's Choice winner. David lives in Rhode Island with his wife, Kyra, where they plan to, one day, at some point, get a real dog. In the meantime, they have their hands full with their first child.

From Publishers Weekly:

In this mild-mannered book, juxtaposed concepts ("Lucky's sad/ Lucky's happy") accompany nave drawings of a boy and the title dog. Each two-part spread presents different moments in the same scene, along with simple words that express a changing condition (here/ there, warm/cold, lost/ found). "Lucky's big" shows the ochre-gold dog facing a tiny green caterpillar; "Lucky's small" finds him grinning nervously at a curious horse. "Lucky's loud" has the dog with his mouth wide open, barking while the boy does math homework. "Lucky's quiet" wittily solves the noise problem, with Lucky continuing to bark and the busy child wearing earmuffs. Milgrim (Cows Can't Fly) quick-sketches the uncomplicated images in a skinny black line on bright white negative space, and his minimal phrases appear in small print across the top of each page. Only the characters get a dab of color, and Milgrim anchors them with a horizon line or a piece of furniture in the foreground. The spare book design and casual drawings may be deceptively simple, but the word-and-picture combinations suggest a lasting give-and-take friendship. Ages 3-7.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0689842538
• ISBN 13: 9780689842535
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Milgrim David