Along Came a Dog

by Meindert DeJong

Book Overview

The friendship of a little red hen and a homeless dog who appoints himself her protector 'is treated by the author with delicacy and strength in lovely and lucid prose.' --C.A moving story, full of suspense. --H.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064401146
• ISBN13: 9780064401142
• Release Date: September 1980
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

A book to treasure always.

Meindert De Jong is a master of simple yet powerful stories. Ordinary settings, with ordinary people, tell extraordinary tales of love, fear, friendship and survival. You cannot read a De Jong book without tears flowing and Happiness triumphing in the end. I recommend this book for all ages, as well as any other Meindert De Jong books.

Love at first sight.

I loved the story! Anyone who has lived with a dog and knows the behavior and emotions a dog is capable of can relate to this book. It is a tender story of compassion and acceptance.

Two thumbs up for this beautiful story

This is a lovely, sensitive story about a lonely dog searching for a home and the friendless little red hen he loves and protects. The author tells the story from the dog's and the hen's points of view, displaying a keen understanding of animal behavior. Sensitive children will identify with the protagonists, and it is impossible to avoid caring deeply about the fate of the two friends as the reader is drawn into their world. The story is suspenseful without being too scary for young children, and also includes a valuable message about accepting those who are "different." I loved this story as a youngster, and borrowed it dozens of times from my elementary school library. I just re-discovered it now at 36 years of age (I had assumed that it was out of print). It has not lost any of it's charm in the 25 years since I last read it.

One of the best books I've ever read!!!

I think that Along Came A Dog is very inspiring!Every time you put it down(which is not many times)it leaves you wondering "what going to happen next?"I think this would be at the top of the list,if kids like me could get there hands on it!!!

Our kids love this book!

Our children ages 6 & 9 enjoy reading and re-reading this one. Unlikely as it sounds this is a love story about a stray dog and a lame hen, told with such keen observation and intuition that a reader can empathize with both creatures. Anyone who has ever watched canine or chicken behaviour will immediately recognize these protagonists.