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Dog Heaven (Hardcover)

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    In Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant's classic bestseller, the author comforts readers young and old who have lost a dog. Recommended highly by pet lovers around the world, Dog Heaven not only comforts but also brings a tear to anyone who is......more
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In Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant's classic bestseller, the author comforts readers young and old who have lost a dog. Recommended highly by pet lovers around the world, Dog Heaven not only comforts but also brings a tear to anyone who is devoted to a pet. From expansive fields where dogs can run and run to delicious biscuits no dog can resist, Rylant paints a warm and affectionate picture of the ideal place God would, of course, create for man's best friend. The first picture book illustrated by the author, Dog Heaven is enhanced by Rylant's bright, bold paintings that perfectly capture an afterlife sure to bring solace to anyone who is grieving.

As a child in West Virginia, Cynthia Rylant never dreamed of becoming a writer. In her free time, she devoured Archie comic books and paperback romances and enjoyed the outdoors. But after taking one college English class, she was, ?hooked on great writing? I didn’t know about this part of me until I went to college-didn’t know I loved beautiful stories.” And one night, inspired by the Southern writer James Agee, she sat down and wrote When I Was Young in the Mountains. Named a Caldecott Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, it was an instant success.

Since that night, Rylant hasn’t stopped creating wonderful books. Her stories explore friendship, love, grief, and other mysteries, and often draw on her memories of growing up in Appalachia. ?I get a lot of personal gratification thinking of those people who don’t get any attention in the world and making them really valuable in my fiction-making them absolutely shine with their beauty.”

She lives with her many pets in the Pacific Northwest.

Author:
Rylant, Cynthia
Genre:
JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories
Genre Detail:
Juvenile Preschool Ages 2-4
Audience:
Children/juvenile
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Publisher:
Blue Sky Pr
Publish Date:
09/01/1995
Copyright Year:
1995
ISBN:
9780590417013
Height:
12.5 in
Wdth:
8.75 in
Thickness:
0.5 in
Unit weight:
1.0 lb
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Overall Rating: 4.8

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  • Book about losing your pet dog

    the book is ok; i hoped for a more meaningful, well-written story.

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  • A Classic

    This is my go-to book when someone loses a beloved dog - even if the owner is an adult. An award winning, beautifully illustrated book that brings comfort to anyone who has just lost a beloved dog. It brings young and old together, and also makes a truly wonderful gift for a new veterinarian, or a favorite vet with whom one has just lost a dog. Also available for cats.

    • How did the image on site compare with the actual product? very nice
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    • Please tell us about the quality of the product. great
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  • A must for dog lovers

    This book is a must for pet lovers, especially those have have lost a beloved pet. I cried when I read it but it helps you know your dog is going to a special place.

    • How did the image on site compare with the actual product? very well
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  • Dog Heaven book

    Awesome little book. Offers great comfort to those who have lost their dogs. Would hightly recomend!!! A++++++

    • How did the image on site compare with the actual product? Perfect
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    • Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes
  • Dog Heaven

    wonderful, easy to understand story for children and adults. it will comfort you no matter what your pet is...

    • Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes
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  • Newbery winner Rylant, who debuted as an illustrator with her Everyday board books (1993), offers paintings and text in tribute to "Dog Heaven.'' Here there are fields to run in, soft beds (made of clouds turned inside out) and "angel children,'' because "God knows that dogs love children more than anything else in the world.'' Rylant's childlike acrylic paintings-similar though less practiced than the work of Lucy Cousins-are filled with checkerboard steps, yellow daisies and pink stars. Whether she is aiming for whimsy, albeit self-consciously, or striving to present a genuinely comforting view of heaven is not entirely clear. God, for example, stands like an organ grinder at a biscuit machine, wearing a purple hat and sporting a white mustache. "God has a sense of humor,'' Rylant tells us, "so He makes His biscuits in funny shapes... kitty-cat biscuits and squirrel biscuits,'' and "every angel who passes by has a biscuit for a dog'' because "every dog becomes a good dog in Dog Heaven.'' Many will think Rylant's vision appropriately warm and fuzzy; others will consider her on thin ice, psychologically and theologically. Dead animals invisibly return to earth "for a little visit,'' a development likely to unsettle young mourners; told that dogs in Dog Heaven will be "at the door'' when "old friends show up,'' many children are going to worry about how those old friends got there. All ages. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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