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DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne

A Dog like Jack

32 pp. | Holiday | March, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-8234-1369-1 $$15.95
(4) K-3 A boy looks back at his family's adoption of a dog, the different kinds of activities Jack enjoyed throughout the various seasons, his less active life as an older dog, and his eventual death. While clearly intended as bibliotherapy, the narrative is natural-sounding and realistic, and the watercolors warmly illustrate a family's love for their pet. The book concludes with a note for adults about children's grieving for a pet.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

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