The Dog that Nino Didn’t Have
Edward Van De Vendel, illustrated by Anton Van Hertbruggen  

This treasure of a book will certainly hit home with anyone who has or has had an imaginary friend. It’s a picture book, with a touching story woven into a warm blanket of inspired, memorable artwork, and is one to be appreciated on many levels. It’s a book that is a treat for the eye, offering many subtle images that will give the story reader plenty of opportunity to invite the lap sitting listener to look for all the imaginary creatures, as well as the “real” ones. It is a book filled with hope, real emotion and situations, without being “mushy.”

There is a good reason this book was selected as the Society of Illustrators “The Original Art” Annual Exhibition Silver Medalist and named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Huffington Post and Publishers Weekly.

You should get this book, even if only to read it yourself. I gifted copies and plan to keep one for myself.

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