| Foxie, the Singing Dog Contributor(s): D'Aulaire, Ingri (Author), D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590172647 ISBN-13: 9781590172643 Publisher: New York Review of Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2008 Annotation: In this beautifully illustrated retelling of a charming story by Chekhov, the little red-haired dog Foxie, whose teasing master lures her out onto the city streets with a tasty bone, is overtaken by a marching band and before long finds herself as lost as can be. Forlorn, Foxie wanders, fearful that she will become a stray dog, until she has the good luck to meet up with a kindly circus trainer. From him, she learns how to play tricks and even sing and soon has her big night onstage when the sight of her long-lost master in the audience sends her leaping up the aisles to a wonderful reunion. This is a heartfelt recounting of a touching story which will appeal both to young children and to early readers. Ingri and Edgar Parin d ' Aulaire have brought the same famed skills as storytellers and illustrators to bear on this tale from Russian literature as they did on their widely beloved, best-selling gatherings of the Greek and Norse myths. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Circus - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007027028 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 10.16" W x 8.26" (0.82 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Whether bringing to life the legends of the mightiest Greek and Norse gods in their widely beloved collections of myths, or retelling Chekhov's tale of a little lost dog as they do in Foxie, the d'Aulaires excelled at the arts of storytelling and illustration. Foxie's tale, wonderful to look at and delightful to read, is certain to charm both young children and early readers. Poor Foxie With her "head like a fox and her tail like a cinnamon roll" she is adorable enough to charm anyone. But all her young master wants to do is tease her--and he isn't very good at remembering mealtime either. One day his pranks go too far when he lures his dog out onto the busy city streets with a tasty bone and loses her. Foxie is soon rescued by a roly-poly circus-animal trainer who spots her fl air for singing and adds her to his act, alongside a piano-playing cat and a strutting rooster. Opening night is full of surprises, though, and Foxie is overjoyed when she hears a familiar voice in the audience, calling out her name. |