FICTION

My Neighbor Is a Dog

by Isabel Minhós MARTINS
tr. from Portuguese by John Herring. illus. by Madalena Matoso. 32p. Owlkids. 2013. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-926973-68-5. LC 2012943001.
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K-Gr 2—When an anthropomorphic blue dog moves into an apartment building, a young girl appreciates his saxophone playing and newspaper delivery, but her parents find him strange. Their unfounded misgivings include "hair all over the stairs… bones in bizarre places…," and that he'll "scratch himself in a not-very-polite way." In fact, each of the new tenants, from a friendly elephant couple to a stylish crocodile, delights the child and annoys adults. When the human family relocates, the girl vows to return one day and be a better neighbor to the menagerie. Retro cartoons in pink, blue, red, black, and white capture dense urban living via lines and shapes. This celebration of diversity is a unique take on acceptance that may be a discussion starter.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
Reviewed by Gay Lynn Van Vleck , Jun 01, 2013

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