While the blog, Best Dog Books primarily focuses on author interviews, from time to time, I will honor dog books written by authors no longer with us. That said, I’d like to share one book from my childhood that made … Read the rest! >
best dog books – Q & A with Sam Angus: SOLDIER DOG
Today I welcome Sam Angus to Best Dog Books, a blog that features interviews with authors who’ve written a canine story for kids or young adults.
AOB: What is the title of your book? Pub date and publisher? Genre? Targeted … Read the rest! >
best dog books – Q & A with Stephanie Calmenson: ROSIE, A VISITING DOG’S STORY
Today I welcome Stephanie Calmenson to Best Dog Books, a blog that features interviews with authors who’ve written a canine story for kids or young adults.
AOB: What is the title of your book? Pub date and publisher? Genre? Targeted … Read the rest! >
best dog books – NIKOLENKA’S CHILDHOOD written by Leo Tolstoy (1852) and illustrated by Maurice Sendak (1963)
A few weeks ago, Tami Lewis Brown sent me a link and asked me if I had seen the borzoi illustrations Maurice Sendak had done for Nikolenka’s Childhood, Leo Tolstoy’s first publication and near autobiographical account of his childhood.… Read the rest! >
Guest Blog from Christine Dowd: How Animals Reveal Character in Children’s and Young Adult Fiction
How Animals Reveal Character in Children’s and Young Adult Fiction
by Christine Dowd
So many children’s novels illustrate the powerful bond between the protagonist and his or her animal companion that I could not possibly begin to name them all. … Read the rest! >
