The dog that Nino didn't have / written by Edward Van De Vendel ; illustrated by Anton Van Hertbruggen ; translated by Laura Watkinson.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: Dutch Publisher: Grand Rapids Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2015Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 34 x 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780802854513
- 0802854516
- Dog that Nino did not have
- Hondje dat Nino niet had. English
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Family & Pets | Vendel Edward v | Available | 33111008093052 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A hopeful look at the power of imagination in the face of loneliness and disappointment.
Nino doesn't have a dog, but he likes to imagine that he does. His imaginary dog chases squirrels and plays in the lake with him. His imaginary dog licks the tears off Nino's face and helps Nino feel less lonely while his dad is traveling. But when Nino gets a real dog, it's not quite what he expected. As he spends more time with his dog, though, Nino learns how to be content with what he has, but that doesn't stop him from continuing to dream....
Named to best of the year lists by Booklist , Publishers Weekly , and the Huffington Post , this acclaimed book beautifully depicts the art of finding a balance between imagination and reality.
Translated from the Dutch.
Originally published: Wielsbeke, Belgium : Uitgeverij de Eenhoorn, 2013, under the title Het hondje dat Nino niet had.
Nino has a wonderful time playing with his imaginary dog until he gets a real one, and although the new dog does not always behave as he expects, Nino is still content.