Newf

by Marie Killilea

Book Overview

A Newfoundland dog comes mysteriously out of the sea and takes up residence with a small white kitten in a deserted cottage. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0698113969
• ISBN13: 9780698113961
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

the unexpected friendship

This book is a wonderful story. It tells the tale of a brave rescue and an everlasting friendship. The friendship is between two unlikely companions, between a large brave newfoundland dog and a tiny abandoned white kitten. It is the time they spend together living in a deserted cottage through all kinds of weather conditions The pictures depict the fondness,the two had for each other.

Wonderful book for kids & "Newfie people"

I bought "Newf" for my kids, (and because we are Newfie owners) and kept it after they outgrew it. The only characters in the story are the huge gentle dog which arrives mysteriously from the sea, and the orphan kitten it finds and adopts. "Newf" is an engaging tale of how the dog watches over the kitten, and rescues it when it gets onto danger. Appealing illustrations, and a warm, reassuring story, especially for younger children.

This book is beautifully written and illustrated.

The author's choice of words paints a picture as beautiful as the illustrator does with paint. This is a wonderful example for children on how to use discriptive words to paint a picture for the reader. The story stands alone with its characters and plot, but with the illustrations it becomes a treasure to cherish.