A review by reader44ever
Black Dog by Levi Pinfold

3.0

While I liked this story, there was one image in particular which lowered the rating for me. This was the image where Small confronts the gigantic black dog outside the house for the first time. This image was so large it was hard to see that it was a dog, and as a result it was a little scary even to me, and I'm an adult! I also didn't like that Small's family didn't prevent her from going outside to confront a strange dog, let alone a gigantic dog about which her father called the police. Needless to say, I don't think I'll be getting this title for my nieces. The redeeming parts of the story - the way Small refused to be afraid and coaxed the dog into becoming smaller, the way her family conquered their fears after meeting the smaller dog, and the rest of the illustrations - weren't enough to change this opinion.