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PreS-Gr 2—A wordless picture book about a young girl who, while mourning the loss of her missing dog Prudence, rescues a lost dog and faces the inevitable decisions that come with loving and letting go again. Rendered in pen and ink with splashes of subtle watercolor and vibrant gouache, Day's illustrations elegantly highlight Jenn's varied emotions. In a mostly stark, black-and-white world, the use of color for only certain objects, like Jenn's clothes and the dog she rescues, draws attention to th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A sense of isolation permeates the opening spreads of this wordless story as a girl gazes out at a rain-drenched city street from an apartment window. She soon spots a little lost dog, and a page-turn reveals the now-raincoat-clad girl running upstairs while clutching the pup. Readers soon discover, thanks to a flyer pinned to a bedroom bulletin board, that the girl has previously lost a different dog, whose name was Prudence. After the new dog's successfu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A girl--who previously lost her own dog--brings home a little lost pup. When the girl encounters a "lost" sign featuring the same little dog, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More