One snowy night, Zach's beloved puppy, Tina, disappears from the yard. Weeks later, Zach spots the puppy in town while he and his mother are Christmas shopping. Tina has become the pet of a lonely old man.....and now Zach faces a difficult decision.
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From Publishers Weekly
Another pup is in the Christmas spotlight with this touching chapter book wherein boy meets dog, boy loses dog, boy gives dog away. Zach and his family adopt Tina, a rascally puppy whom they grow to love dearly, and they're heartbroken when she disappears. She's eventually discovered in the company of a homeless man, and Zach makes the ultimate sacrifice when he decides that the stranger needs a friend even more than he does. Sprinkled with supple watercolors and trimmed with thin red borders on each page, this gifty-looking volume gently tugs the heartstrings. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5-Zach gets a puppy, Tina, on Memorial Day weekend. The rest of this lackluster, wordy story tells about the different experiences she has throughout the year. At the end of September, during a birthday party, Tina escapes from the yard and doesn't come home. Close to Christmastime, she is found living with a homeless man. Rather than taking the pup away from her new owner, the family gets another dog and shares Christmas dinner with the man and Tina. Full-color watercolor paintings and a handsome design can't save this mediocre offering.-T.T.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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a starred review from Publisher's Weekly Oct. 1999,
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This review is from: The Christmas Puppy (Hardcover)
"Another pup is in the Christmas spotlight with this touching chapter book. Sprinkled with supple water colors ...this gifty looking volume gently tugs the heartstrings."Note from the author: I couldn't access the author's review page so I am using this venue to ask you to please include this excerpt of a starred review from Publisher's Weekly (Children's Holiday Books, Oct. 1999.) If you have room, you may want to include the entire review: "Another pup is in the Christmas spotlight with this touching chapter book wherein boy meets dog, boy loses dog, boy gives dog away. Zach and his family adopt Tina, a rascally puppy whom they grow to love dearly, and they're heartbroken when she disappears. She's eventually discovered in the company of a homeless man, and Zach makes the ultimate sacrifice when he decides that the stranger needs a friend even more than he does. Sprinkled with supple watercolors and trimmed with thin red borders on each page, this gifty-looking volume gently tugs the heartstrings." Thank you, Roberta Grobel Intrater
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It shows that families can't be apart and the pictures are pretty. the book is also based on a true story.
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