Cornelius and the Dog Star

By Diana Spyropulos

One evening, while resting in his easy chair, cantankerous old Cornelius Basset-Hound takes his last breath. Suddenly he is swept into a brilliant tunnel of light, which takes him directly to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935699082
• ISBN13: 9780935699081
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Illumination Arts Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.5" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher

Customer Reviews

Lovely Children's Book About Death/Heaven

Cornelius Basset-Hound has never much enjoyed his life. He felt that working, and bringing home bones was more important than spending time with his lovely wife, and great-grandpuppies. Then one day, while relaxing in his easy chair one evening, Cornelius takes his very last breath, and finds himself in front of the gates of Dog Heaven. There he meets Saint Bernard, who doesn't admit him right away. Cornelius must first find a way to be happy, and kinder to others before he can find a place where he will stay for eternity, and the Dog Star helps him to do just that. It's hard to find a good book for young children about death and heaven, but CORNELIUS AND THE DOG STAR presents it in a wonderful, easy way, in which even the youngest readers will understand the meaning of the story. Filled with delightful illustrations by Ray Williams, and wonderful prose by Diana Spyropulos, this is a book that surely cannot be missed. Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

It left a lasting impression

I read this book as part of a class when I was in high school, and became completely absorbed in the story.