![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "This is an excellent title for raising awareness and empathy." -School Library Journal Entrancing and uplifting." -Kirkus, starred review "A small dog, the elderly woman who owns him, and a homeless girl come together to create a tale of serendipity. Southern Independent Booksellers Association "Okra Pick".Nominee for the Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award. ![]() Finalist for the Texas Horned Toad Tales Award.Finalist for the Kentucky Bluegrass Award.Finalist for the Texas Bluebonnet Award.Finalist for the New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award.Finalist for Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award.Finalist for the Iowa Children's Choice Award.Finalist for the South Carolina Children's Book Award.The difference between the way the woman and dog experienced their situation fascinated and haunted me. She looked so very desperate for help! But next to her, a small brown dog sat gazing serenely at the mountains in the distance. At an intersection, I saw an older woman with long, silver hair in a thin, flowered dress, holding a cardboard sign. One cold, windy spring day, my husband and I were running errands in the city. ![]()
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