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40 pp.
| Candlewick |
August, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-2476-4$14.99
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Bertie is content with his "pretend blue dog" until the day he gets a real dog--a tiny, black-spotted dog--perfect, but not blue. No problem: Bertie names the dog Blue. The point that make-believe can be satisfying even though reality may turn out to be even better is gently made. Winsome Bertie recalls the simply drafted children in very early Sendak.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2004