Nothing at all

Title:

Nothing at all

Author:

Gág, Wanda, 1893-1946.

ISBN:

9780816644186

Edition:

1st University of Minnesota Press ed.

Publication Information:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2004

Physical Description:

[32] p. : col. ill. ; 18 x 25 cm.

General Note:

Illustrations on lining papers.

Subject Term:

Dogs -- Fiction.

Animals -- Infancy -- Fiction.

Genre:

Summary:

Left alone when his two visible brothers are chosen as pets by a little girl and boy, an invisible puppy tries to find a way to become a dog that everyone can see and love.

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"Nothing at All" is the name of an orphaned puppy living with his two brothers until two children come to adopt them. Unfortunately, Nothing at All gets inadvertently left behind--not out of cruelty, but because he is invisible!

He is horribly lonely until he meets a bird, a Jackdaw, who says that he knows how to make the puppy visible. Nothing at All doesn't think much of the bird at first, but follows the instructions anyway, and after a little time, hard work, and a lot of dizziness, the puppy becomes visible and is adopted along with his brothers.

Author Notes

Best known for her Newbery Honor winner Millions of Cats, Wanda Gág (1893-1946) was a pioneer in children's book writing, integrating text and illustration. Born in New Ulm, Minnesota, she rose to international acclaim. In recognition of her artistry, she was posthumously awarded the 1958 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for Millions of Cats and the 1977 Kerlan Award for her body of work.

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Two little orphan dogs are adopted, but their invisible brother, naturally, gets left behind. Gag's genius here is to make the invisible dog the most interesting character in the book. A jackdaw tells him how to get from Nothingness to Somethingness, and we watch as each day goes by and another doggy bit appears until he's completely visible and reunited with his brothers as Something-after-all. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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