The Dog Who Belonged to No One - Amy Hest

Illustrator: Amy Bates
For: Young kids
Published: Sept. 2008
Rating: 4
Read: Today
Endpapers: Deep maroony-brown

This is a sweet book...with a simple theme of loneliness and companionship...with a happy ending. The cover called to me - a cute little dog sitting among some fallen autumn leaves, oranges and browns. Really nice watercolor illustrations, with most of the text inside framed boxes, with placement changing from page to page.

A homeless dog with crooked ears and a little girl who's an only child find each other one wildly wet Sunday. The illustrations show a late 19th century small city, but the story could take place at any time or place. A really nice story for young kids.