Description:
Elki is not my dog. . . .
In fact, I don't know for sure that name is Elki. She must have had a name when we met her, but we couldn't ask her, because none of us speaks "Dog."
When an exhausted stray dog enters the lives of a small group of children, the events that follow touch the whole community.
This uplifting story by Elena Arevalo Melville, author and illustrator of the award-winning picture book Umbrella, was written for her friend and fellow illustrator Tonka Uzu, whose childhood memory this is.
Brief description: Elena Arevalo Melville is a Guatemalan-born debut author and illustrator, who has studied architecture and art and now teaches art to children. She lives in Cambridge, UK, with her partner and children.
Review Quotes:
"Surely the next best thing to having a dog of your own is having a lovable stray as your playmate. . . . While Elki's own story remains a mystery, detailed illustrations by Tonka Uzu give us a peek into the world of her human companions. There's a pleasing Busytown-like quality to the drawings . . . . Elki may not have a home, but she has found her family."--The Wall Street Journal
-- (11/8/2024 12:00:00 AM)