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The Lonesome Puppy | 
| Author: Yoshitomo Nara
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $17.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 45772
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 40
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 9.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0811856402
EAN: 9780811856409
ASIN: 0811856402
Publication Date: March 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New, with very minimal shelf wear. Top corners are lightly bumped. Never read.
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Product Description
In his first book for children, renowned artist Yoshitomo Nara tells the charming story of a puppy so large that no one notices him?until a determined little girl climbs high enough to meet him and become his friend. A sweet tale from an artist for whom childhood holds a magical appeal, The Lonesome Puppy is sure to delight young readers and Nara fans of all ages.
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| Customer Reviews:
Lonesome Puppy Children's Book October 5, 2008
Phillip M. Miller (Ann Arbor Mich)
My toddler loves to read this book before he goes to bed. Its been really enjoyable for our family.
the puppy is my hero! August 17, 2008
dakota lane (United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
i love nara's spirit and art and it is wonderful to have all his gifts close at hand. a magical and inviting book to inhabit--alone or with others who have been alone.
Three ways of seeing May 23, 2008
Robert C. Ross (New Jersey)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Yoshitomo Nara's first children's book is fascinating for young children. Somehow the idea that a dog can be too big for anyone to see captures their imagination. And then, climbing up a paw and discovering a whole new world -- fun for a kid and for the kid in the adult doing the reading aloud.
Yoshitomo Nara has become known world wide for his neo-pop style paintings and sculptures that featuring big-eyed children, sometimes sad, sometimes mischievous, sometimes a little dangerous. Nara denies that the weapons held by his kids are dangerous. "Look at them, they are so small, like toys. Do you think they could fight with those? I don't think so. Rather, I kind of see the children among other, bigger, bad people all around them, who are holding bigger knives...." [His thought reminds me of the closing scene in Lord of the Flies, where murderous children are stopped by well dressed naval officers, themselves engaged in murderous activities.] However you interpret the kids, however, as one critic wrote: "his tender and friendly dogs offer absolution and tranquility."
Nara's art is clearly autobiographical. He was a "latch-key kid" who spent time out of school with virtually alone, with only pets for company. "My art represents my childhood experiences. It is not influenced by Japanese pop culture. I played with sheep, cats and dogs when I came home from school."
I first encountered Nara's art in Philadelphia and learned more from the catalog, Yoshitomo Nara: Nothing Ever Happens. The book is a wonderful description of Nara's work and its influences.
At the end of the analysis, however, this puppy is adorable, and the kid within all of us will love it. Mine sure did.
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