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Orville: A Dog Story

32 pp. | Clarion | October, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-618-15955-X $$15.00
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. A bittersweet tale about an old dog and dreams deferred, the book's strongest feature for children is its illustrations: attentive watercolor portraits of an abandoned old dog and the sad adults he brings some quiet happiness to. Recalling the gauzy wistfulness of Cynthia Rylant's stories, the book is both a lovely tale and a lovely object--but for grownups.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton

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