A Very Ordinary Dog
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Binkie is a very ordinary dog. Not big, not small, not white, not black, but somewhere in between. Sometimes he’s naughty, but mostly he’s good.
He lives at the Dog Hotel. That’s where people go when they want to choose a dog. The big one, the little one, the fluffy one, the loudest barker, the sad one… they all find an owner. But a very sweet, but also very ordinary dog like Binkie? He never gets picked.
Whatever will happen to Binkie when the nice boss of the Dog Hotel announces that she’s going to the Home for Retired Managers of Dog Kennels? As always in her work, language wizard Bette Westera adds extra layers to the story with her unique style and powers of wit and invention. There’s a great deal of warmth in her flowing sentences, and the same goes for Barbara de Wolf’s expressive and exuberant collages. With her amazing eye for detail, she creates atmospheric illustrations that perfectly capture the world in which the story takes place.
A touching and funny adventure that offers a perfect starting point for talking to children about self-esteem.
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A very ordinary dog with a most extraordinary story
Bette Westera and Barbara de Wolf show that you’re exactly righ just the way you are
Heartwarming, amusing and touching
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