Madlenka's Dog

Peter Sís; Illustrated by the author

Frances Foster Books

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Another delightful romp around Madlenka’s city block

Madlenka wants a dog! She doesn’t really care what kind, so long as it’s a dog that she can put on a leash and walk around the block. But her mother and father say NO! What is Madlenka to do? It just takes some imagination . . . Madlenka’s friends on the block all play along, remembering the dogs of their childhood, and in the end it seems quite possible that there’s more to Madlenka’s dog than we can see. With his considerable charm, Peter Sís uses lift-up flaps and peek-through windows to bring us into Madlenka’s magical world where play and fantasy make wishes come true.
 
Madlenka's Dog is a 2002 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and a 2003 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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"Inspiring memories in the old and imagination in the young, the dog is a noble beast indeed, and Madlenka's Dog's resonant intergenerational connections make it an inspired choice for sharing." --Starred, The Horn Book

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Peter Sís; Illustrated by the author

Peter Sís has written and illustrated many award-winning books for children, including Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei and Tibet Through the Red Box, both Caldecott Honor Books. He lives in New York City.

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Madlenka's Dog
Peter Sís; Illustrated by the author
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American Library Association Notable Children's Books, Child Magazine Best Books of the Year, New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Books of the Year, Parents Magazine, Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, Booklist Editors' Choice

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Frances Foster Books
April 2002
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374346997
ISBN10: 0374346992
Picture Book
10 x 10 inches, 40 pages, Full-color illustrations throughout
Age Range: 4 to 8
Grade Range: p to 3 Information for Librarians

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Lexile: BR -40L
AR Quiz Number: 56303
AR Points: 0.5

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