Friday, September 14, 2012

Dog Heaven

By Cynthia Rylant (1995)







I absolutley loved this book!  Dog Heaven tells all about when dogs go to Heaven.  It gives details about fields they can run in, how God gives them funny shaped treats and how there are Angel Children to play with.  This book is great for anyone who has ever lost a pet especially a child.  The book also tells how sometimes an angel will bring the dog back to its old home so they can check on things and make sure everything is ok.  While I was reading this book I was just mesmerized by the pictures and the story, the author did such a great job with this story.  I found my self smiling the whole time I was reading this and wanting to believe that this is actually true.  Cynthia Rylant is also the illustrator in this book and the pictures are awesome.  They look a little like children did them which is so great in a story that has this innocence about it.

This is the first book I have ever read by this author and I can't wait to read more of her books.  The way she told this story, brings hope that this is what really happens when our beloved pets die.  She even talked about dogs who had never had homes on Earth and that there are special homes set up for them so they can see what it is like.  She brings characteristics that dogs really have into the story which makes it so believable.  I know this is what I hope dog heaven is really like!

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