Larry Day (1)

A young girl, missing her lost dog Prudence in this wordless picture-book from Jeff Newman and Larry Day, finds a lost puppy one rainy day and takes him in. Soon she and this new canine companion have bonded, and she is happy again. Then she spies a missing poster, and is faced with a choice: return the missing Roscoe to his former human companions, or keep him...?

Newman and Day do an excellent job capturing the emotional journey of the young girl in Found. Their artwork is immensely show more expressive, and the reader has no trouble at all following the story. I loved the used of line and of color here, as some scenes are depicted almost in outline, whereas other make use of a limited color palette that, perhaps because of its very limitations, stands out vividly on the page. There is pathos here, as both joy and sadness enter the story. Recommended to fans of wordless picture-books - the only text appears on the signs in the artwork - and to anyone looking for children's stories about loving and losing (and finding) dogs. show less

In this touching, wordless picture book, a young girl brings home a stray dog in out of the rain. Details such as a MISSING poster on a bulletin board, a basket under the bed, and a dog dish with the name PRUDENCE on it let the reader know that the girl's own dog is missing, and her body language is sad, even as she takes in the new pup. At first, she is guarded - she doesn't want the new dog to play with Prudence's toys, or sleep in bed with her - but eventually she relents and warms. When show more the two of them go to the pet store the next day, the girl sees a Missing poster for Roscoe, realizes it's the dog she has, and knows she must bring him back. She does so, and stands sadly in the face of a boy's joy as he is reunited with his dog. As she trudges home, though, a face at the humane shelter window catches her eye...

The use of color in this book is absolutely brilliant. Much of each picture is rendered in black and white line drawing, but the girl's green boots and red raincoat stand out, as does the dog. Morning sunlight is a wash of yellow, while the night that the girl spends cuddling the dog she knows she'll have to give back is cool blue. In the middle of the book, there's a joyful depiction of the girl rolling down a hill, with the dog leaping over her and a rain boot coming off.

Sad, hopeful, perfect. show less

This book is heartbreaking, yet heartwarming at the same time. It follows the story and relationship about a young girl who finds a little dogs, takes it home and gives it a life. Then the owner is found and she has to give up that relationship. She learns the ideals of responsibility, love and loss.

This book could be used for younger children who are not yet able to read because there are no words. This book was very interesting because it had no words and expressed the story just with pictures that spread across all the pages. This story follows a little girl who finds a dog and each page tells a different part of the story based on what the page was depicting. In a classroom this could be used as a read aloud where the teacher asks questions about what they think is happening in the show more story. show less