Hurry Home, Candy (Harper Trophy Books) [Paperback]

Meindert Dejong (Author), Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Harper Trophy Books

The dog was lost. He had no name, and no one to love him. He has only the silent, empty countryside, and a few crumbs and bare bones he could pick up. He had only himself, and he was afraid. Along the way, the little dog found a few friends, people who gave him shelter for a while, but always he moved on -- until he found a place he could call home forever.

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"one of the most original of present-day writers for chldren..." -- -- New York /times

About the Author

Meindert DeJong is the award-winning author of many classic books for children, including the Newbery Medal-winning The Wheel On The Schooland the Newbery Honor-winning Along Came A Dog, Shadrach,and The House Of Sixty Fathers, all available in Harper Trophy editions and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Among Mr. Sendak's other popular books is his Caldecott Medal-winning Where The Wild Things Are.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (September 13, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064400255
• ISBN-13: 978-0064400251
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #989,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A heart-breaking tale of a little dog's perilous life., August 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hurry Home, Candy (Harper Trophy Books) (Paperback)

Hurry Home Candy will make you cry. It will change the way you look at your dog. It will change the way you speak to your dog. If you don't have one, the first chapter will make you never want to take a puppy away from it's mother. Ever. I first read Hurry Home Candy when I was 7 - I'm now 23 - and the feelings and emotions which this little dog's story stirred in me then, are triggered even now. I only have to read the last paragraph and I'm in floods of tears. It's such a beautiful, timeless tale of how humans will never quite understand animals, of how children who promise to always look after a pet for ever and ever, are distracted by a shiny new bike, of how little dogs, like Candy, through intent or accident, are lost or abandoned every single day. I just wanted to share my great love of this book with others, and if you have children, let them read it while they are young. I have treasured this story for many years, and I will continue to do so, whilst taking extra special care of my pets as well. Feel a little dog's fear as he is snatched from his mother's warmth and taken to a place with a cold kitchen floor and the constant threat of the broom. Feel a little dog's heart burst with the love for his new little boy and girl who make the thoughts of brooms melt away. And feel the terror of the trip which splits the little dog from his children and sets him on his heart - wrenching journey to find them, and to survive. Along the way, Candy meets some other humans and in certain ways changes their lives - but can anyone change his?

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forty years later, October 18, 2003

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Gillian Marrion (Durham, Durham United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hurry Home, Candy (Harper Trophy Books) (Paperback)

Hurry Home Candy was such a significant read of my childhood - the fear of abandonment and the joy of being loved experienced and retold through the emotions of a dog! A special book,timeless,universal themes sharply observed and wonderfully illustrated. I recommend for all grown up children who enjoyed Hurry Home Candy to read the recently published "Timoleon Vieta Come Home" by Dan Rhodes - Canongate Books 2003. ISBN 1 84195 389 X. This book is special too. Check it out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a book that you will remember even after you grow up, September 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hurry Home, Candy (Harper Trophy Books) (Paperback)

I read this book over 20 years ago and was reminded of it after talking about books that effected our hearts with a few friends. Every child should read this!