Sweet paintings by a Dean's artist, AE Kennedy, whose animals are particularly full of personality: two ducks, a St. Bernard puppy, two robins, two guinea pigs and a carrot, a wistful cow, and two lambkins.
Rover, a friendly sort of black and white terrier, gets in the way wherever he plays in the house, but when he goes for a walk with Betty and John, he rescues Dolly from the pond. Very attractive bright interiors, probably created as well as printed in Holland. NOTE: This Book Has Been SOLD.
A matter-of-fact rag doll writes of her first days with her mama, a busy little girl of about five. Photos of Delicia, her mama, and her new stuffed friends on every spread. Adolphus, of Delicia and Adolphus, appears at the end. Please note: THIS BOOK HAS BEEN SOLD
Maggie is a sheep guard dog (not a herding dog), a giant white Hungarian breed called a Kuvasz. She takes good care of her sheep and lambs and rarely leaves their side. Many black and white photos of Maggie, who is a beautiful dark-eyed dog, as she goes about her work. Simple, informative text. Very sweet photos of this ancient breed.
Gyp, a sweet but silent sheepdog, accompanies his master around the farm with not a sound. When he sees his brother Sweep at the sheepdog championship for the first time since puppyhood, he gives his one and only "Woof."
The story of how Yank sails North Africa on a troop ship, how he grows up and is trained, with dog paintings by Thorne on each spread. The story makes several references to Aiki or Atlas Mountain dogs (not named) guarding sheep, and includes one painting of a large white Atlas Mountain dogs running along with Yank.