Customer Reviews

The Mightiest Heart

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This book is a gentle treasure. The story and the illustrations tug at the heart. The story is well told. It is gripping without being too intense for younger children. The artwork is lovely and adds to the sense of times past. This work will be handed down by generations of book and animal lovers. Exquisite. Highly recommended to all.

This is a story about a boy and his dog, but when the boy turned into a man, he no longer had time for his dog. But the dog never stopped loving his master, and the dog became a hero through his loyalty. The man greatly regretted getting too busy to love his dog, so this story involves one of most difficult human emotions to deal with, regret.

I'm not even a dog lover and this book brought tears to my eyes. What a touching and special story with amazing artwork. The reason I bought this book, since I don't often go through the third vender since Amazon no longer sold this direct, was due to the artist, Laurell Long. By now I have tons of these great picture book/fairy tales, and she is the top artist of them all. I appreciate great art, but her artwork blows my mind. I can't imagine anyone having the ability to create such art without using magic or something! Her talent is unreal. So therefor I did a search by her name and bought up most of the books from this genre that she illustrated, such as The Lady and the Lion. Not only is her artwork mind-blowing, but the stories are very special and well-written too. So memerable. I highly recommend you do what you can to buy up all her books too!

Thanks to all of you reviewers, you never let me down. I just received this book and devoured it as soon as I opened the box. Yes, the story is sad, and it brought me to tears, but I look at my own dear scruffy dog a little differently, and so does the little boy I read it to.

I collect Children's Books for their illustrations. I have to admit that some of the books that I own the content is so-so, but the illustrations are marvelous.

This one, stands out in all aspects. I am proud to add this to my library.

(I think I'll buy another one for a spare...I know we'll be reading this one alot)

I picked up the book because of the beautiful illustrations, and soon realized that I had a treasure. Both my grandchildren and I loved it. I teared up over the sensitive story and they were entralled by the pictures and the dog. It"s a keeper!!!!

What a lovely book. I am a humane educator for a humane society and find this book's message very sweet. An artist coworker loves the illustrations also. Very well done

I've got a 14 month old wolfhound, and I love legends and picture books. This book was a natural for me! The pictures are beautiful. The story is quite sad, so have tissues ready. A lovely rewrite of a traditional tale.

While I do own a deerhound - as depicted by Laurel Long's stunning art work - and am somewhat prejudiced as a result, I can only say that this is a book that should be read by every dog owner. It is a heartfelt tale of the unyielding loyalty of a dog. The great sadness in the story comes in that the Prince is not up to the same standards as his loyal friend. You'll be tearing up by page 6.

I bought this book for my children. They loved it. And I have to admit that I loved it, too. We have a dog, and the story really hit home. We keep The Mightiest Heart on our coffee table because this book is so beautifully illustrated and tells such a beautiful story. I would highly recommend it to everyone, especially people who love animals.

This is a great story involving the prince, his dog and his son. I think everyone has had a pet that was more friendly or faithful than their boyfriend or girlfriend. This story reminds you of the love that you had for that long ago pet. The story is well written and the illustrations are beautiful. This would make a great Christmas gift, one of those stories that work on an adult level and a children's level.

This beautiful--although sad--tale can be enjoyed by both young and old. I was very moved by the sensitive retelling of this wonderful legend. The illustrations were breathtaking.