Found

(Hardback)

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A wordless picture book about what we lose, what we find, and what we give back.

Jenns beloved dog was lost sometime ago. Long enough that she has given up the search. But she still misses her friend. One day she finds a lost dog. She takes him in and despite a rocky start, she grows to love him. Until she spots his picture on a missing poster. His name is Roscoe, and hes someone elses best friend. Jenn knows she should return Roscoe, but she really doesnt want to. Will Jenn do the right thing Or will she keep this new dog shes grown to love so much

Reviews

*** "A story that will break hearts so it can put them back together." -Kirkus, starred review
*** "Gently and memorably drawn." -Publishers Weekly,starred review
*** "This is a beautiful wordless book about love in all its messiness and what it means to open your heart, experience loss, and then open it again." -School Library Journal, starred review
"Isn't that one of the best things dogs can give kids, a sense of their own power" -The New York Times Book Review

Author Bio

Jeff Newman grew up in Ashland, Massachusetts, and attended The Art Institute of Boston. His picture books includeHippo! No,Rhino;The Boys;Hand Book; The Greedy Worm; and Found. He currently lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Larry Day is the award-winning illustrator of over twenty-five picture books, both fiction and nonfiction. He was born and raised in Gibson City, Illinois, where he flunked high school art before becoming a storyboard artist and picture book illustrator. Day currently lives in Illinois with his wife, author Miriam Busch.