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Black Dog | January 23, 2013

by Levi Pinfold (Templar/Candlewick, Sept. 2012)

In a cold, snow-covered forest a big, black dog comes to visit the Hope family’s house.  As each family member notices the dog outside, it grows bigger and bigger, until the beast envelops the house and frightens the people inside. Only Small, the youngest child, is brave enough to confront the creature, and it goes back to being a regular dog after all. This eerie story crescendos with large, dramatic scenes, but always feels more playful and magical than terrifying. The lavish, Victorian illustrations and sepia vignettes add visual interest to the narrative arc and family’s personality. A quirky, elegant new classic.

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