How Smudge Came
Nan Gregory • Illustrated by Ron Lightburn
MR. CHRISTIE'S BOOK AWARD • American Bookseller's Association Children's Pick of the Lists • Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize • Editor's Choice, Booklist, BookLinks • Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award, 3rd Place
Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Special Needs
Ages 4+ • 32 pages • 11 x 9"
Full–color illustrations throughout
ISBN 0–88995–161–6 paper • CDN 9.95 paper

In the home where Cindy lives, no dogs are allowed, so she must bundle puppy up when she goes to work as a cleaning woman in the Hospice. One patient is so blind with illness that he can barely see the dog; it looks like a smudge. But, oh, how nice to hold the puppy. What is Cindy to do? How will she care for Smudge?

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"A moving story with a happy ending."
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