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One dog story review
One dog story review







one dog story review

You can read more book reviews or buy One Dog And His Boy by Eva Ibbotson and Sharon Rentta at .uk Amazon currently charges £2.99 for standard delivery for orders under £20, over which delivery is free.

one dog story review

For more from Sharon Rentta we can recommend A Day With The Animal Firefighters by Sharon Rentta. Confident readers will also enjoy Take Me Home: Tales of Battersea Dogs by Melissa Wareham. If this book appeals then you might also enjoy Red Dog by Louis de Bernieres – although this book is aimed at adults it's suitable for teens. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag. They'll just read the glorious story about what is important in life. An adult might see that there are just too many coincidences in the way that everything works out so well but no child is going to care about that at all. I was on the edge of my seat towards the end of the book as the gang of two- and four-legged friends make their way towards the Northumberland coast. Hal's parents are brilliant – you dislike them so much that they're just this side of caricatures but they're always utterly believable. They might have words put into their mouths but they are always wonderful dogs. The dogs are great characters – all individuals with their own personalities without losing their essential dogginess. I loved Hal and I lost count of the number of times that I was on the verge of tears over what happened to him and then laughing out loud at what happened next. Eva Ibbotson never patronises her readers, hence her universal appeal.

one dog story review

#ONE DOG STORY REVIEW PLUS#

The story is pitched at the eight plus age group – but you can assume that the 'plus' goes up to 108. I think the story was crafted rather than written the plot hangs together perfectly and the writing is exquisite. One Dog And His Boy may well be one of her best books and I'm sure that it's destined to become one of those timeless classics which will be passed down from generation to generation. And the kennel maid lets four other dogs out – and they follow Hal and Fleck.Įva Ibbotson is always a delicious treat but unfortunately this will be the last book as she died in October 2010. So, what does a boy do in that situation? Well, he grabs Fleck from his cage and runs away with the intention of getting to his grandparents in Northumberland. Hal thought that Fleck was his forever and was devastated when the dog was returned to Easy Pets. Hal's father had forgotten the boy's birthday so he took him along to Easy Pets to choose a dog and Hal and Fleck fell in love. Fleck was actually a mongrel, but Easy Pets didn't do mongrels so he had to become a Tottenham Terrier if he was to escape the dog warden. All the dogs there were well-bred pedigree pooches but the kennel maid had managed to sneak in a stray she found by telling the Easy Pet bosses that the stray was a Tottenham Terrier – a new and rare breed which would soon become very popular. You went to Easy Pets and hired a dog for a couple of hours or up to a weekend. All he wanted was a dog.Īnd then his parents discovered Easy Pets. He'd just been moved from a school where he had friends (because he wasn't doing well enough) to another where he'd made no friends.

one dog story review

It wasn't as though Hal had many friends either. He worked hard to fund their lavish lifestyle and was away so much that he spent more time in the air than he did at home. She was far too busy (shopping) and neurotic about the possibility of dirt, puddles or hairs. But – his mother wouldn't entertain the idea. Other presents never mattered, expensive though they were: he wanted a dog. Highly recommended.Īll Hal had ever wanted was a dog. Summary: The last and possibl the greatest Eva Ibbotson book - suitable for the eight plus age group and dog lovers of any age.









One dog story review