Real life
Black Dog
Author Levi Pinfold
Illustrator Levi Pinfold
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Story
The Hope family live in a tall house on the edge of a forest. One day, a huge black dog appears at the window. As each family member sees him, he grows bigger and fiercer and the family get more and more frightened. But then Small, the youngest, decides to go out and face the dog herself, and discovers he is not quite what they all thought.
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Why we chose it
A picture book about facing fears with beautiful, atmospheric illustrations.
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What a young reviewer said
I liked that the dog became huge and that when the child helped him he became small again. (William, age 9)
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First published
2011, Templar Publishing