The Dove's Letter [Library Binding]

Keith Baker (Author)

Book Description

After finding a beautiful letter someone has left behind, a dove searches for the letter’s owner and touches the very heart of what it means to love and be loved.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

It is a perfect day for flyingthe air is clear, the sun bright. As a dove flies above the woods, she spots a letter tied with a bright red ribbon, and knows she must deliver it. When she shows it to a woodsman, he is so excited that he rushes offleaving the letter behind. She then shows it to a woman, who also rushes off, convinced that her husband wrote it. The dove spends the entire day showing the letter to different people, and each is convinced the letter is from someone he or she loves. As the dove flies home that night, exhausted, she spies a lone soldier traveling below. She drops the letter at the soldier's feet and falls asleep on his shoulder. The soldier carries the dove back to her nest, and when she wakes up the next day she is surrounded by presents. Baker has written an unusual and pleasing story, utilizing repetitive elements in both text and illustrations. The use of pattern in the pictures, while influenced by Japanese art, is reminiscent of a patchwork quilt, with the dark greens, browns and blacks of the woods carefully juxtaposed against the bright blue of the sky, the muted yellows of the fields, and the white of the dove and the letter. A masterful first book. Ages 4-8.
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About the Author

KEITH BAKER is the author-illustrator of many beloved picture books, including Little Green, Hide and Snake, and Quack and Count. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

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Product Details

• Library Binding
• Publisher: Bt Bound (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785714693
• ISBN-13: 978-0785714699
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,971,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful valentine story, June 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dove's Letter (Paperback)

How priceless and rare to be loved. In Keith Baker's story, the dove's tender letter awakens in each person who reads it the realization that he is loved. The language and illustrations in this book have had the same effect on students in grades K-12 with whom I have shared the book. A beautiful valentine story. It is fun to follow the reading with the making of woven valentines.