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van de Vendel, Edward

The Dog That Nino Didn't Have

32 pp. | Eerdmans | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8028-5451-3 $17.00
(4) K-3 Translated by Laura Watkinson. Illustrated by Anton van Hertbruggen. In this bleak story of loneliness, Nino's only companion is an imaginary dog. His father is far off; his mother and great-grandmother are background figures. When he gets a real dog, he adjusts but then invents many other animals "that he doesn't have." The palette of dark greens, browns, and russets evokes sadness and solitude.
Reviewer: Grace Worcester Greene

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