The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Kerby, Mona

Owney, the Mail-Pouch Pooch

40 pp. | Farrar/Foster | May, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-35685-9 $16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Lynne Barasch. Originally adopted by the Albany post office, stray dog Owney guarded the mailbags before he started hopping mail trains and transversing the country. Children will enjoy imagining the life of one scruffy puppy that traveled the world more than a hundred years ago. Watercolor and ink sketches warmly illustrate the mixed-breed terrier. An author's note about the real Owney adds interesting details. Bib.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2008