Good Boy!: The Movie Novel

By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Book Overview

A loyal dog. A world of kindness. The Good Boy invites readers young and old into the heartwarming embrace of classic childrens literature, where animal friendship and family life shine with gentle... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060549394
• ISBN13: 9780060549398
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: HarperFestival
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.6" x 0.3" x 5.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good parallel for the film

The text of this book can be read in not much longer than it takes to watch the film itself, and so it provides a good diversion for those without convenient access to the film (i.e. while waiting for the DVD release [which had BETTER be in WIDESCREEN format and have lots of extras!!!]) Of particular note are extra details, based no doubt upon the original screenplay for the film, that help to explain more of the story (e.g. why Owen had at first picked out the lethargic dog to adopt from the animal shelter) and also give readers a few extra fun jokes ("How much is that person in the window?"). It's hard to go wrong purchasing this novelization at such an affordable price! (More than one cover exists for this book, and although the one I own shows the normal movie poster scene, I'm assuming that all versions include color photo inserts in the middle just as my copy does. One of the photos is from a deleted scene, which is also described in the story. Hopefully, such deleted scenes will be placed on the DVD release!)