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A review by cpoole
Black Dog by Levi Pinfold
4.0
2013 ALSC Notable winners
Pinfold, Levi. Black Dog. Somerville, MA: Templar Books, 2012. Print. 32 p.
The Hope family wakes up to find a big black dog outside their home. The dog seems to grow, as does the fear of it, as each family member sees the dog. Mr. Hope first describes the dog as the size of a tiger, and then lastly it is described as the size of a dinosaur. The whole family learns what courage means when the youngest family member, Small, is brave enough to go outside and run around with the dog. The black dog shrinks as he must fit into small spaces Small is running through. The young girl and the, now normal sized, dog return home to a scared family. The illustrations truly make the book, as they perfectly go along with the story. The concept of fear is explored through a gothic-like feel of the pictures. Young readers will no doubt be familiar with the concept of fears. Ask them to remember a time when they felt afraid of something, but later found out there was no reason to be scared.
Pinfold, Levi. Black Dog. Somerville, MA: Templar Books, 2012. Print. 32 p.
The Hope family wakes up to find a big black dog outside their home. The dog seems to grow, as does the fear of it, as each family member sees the dog. Mr. Hope first describes the dog as the size of a tiger, and then lastly it is described as the size of a dinosaur. The whole family learns what courage means when the youngest family member, Small, is brave enough to go outside and run around with the dog. The black dog shrinks as he must fit into small spaces Small is running through. The young girl and the, now normal sized, dog return home to a scared family. The illustrations truly make the book, as they perfectly go along with the story. The concept of fear is explored through a gothic-like feel of the pictures. Young readers will no doubt be familiar with the concept of fears. Ask them to remember a time when they felt afraid of something, but later found out there was no reason to be scared.