Black Dog by Pamela Allen, 1991. Penguin Books. Ages 5-8. Picture Book.
What do you do when your best friend forgets about you? What do you do when you’ve let your best friend down? This story urges you to continue to hope and to love.
Christina and her black dog are the best of friends. They live together on their own in the
forest, doing things that dog and humans do- they play and become each other’s best companion.
However, one winter’s day, Christina thinks she spies a strange, beautiful blue bird in a tree. This
‘bird’ fills her thoughts so much so that she presses her face against the window pane daily, waiting for it to emerge.
The vision fills her dreams. In her fascination with this elusive bird, Christina forgets her very
best friend, black dog, who waits in vain for her to play with him and be attentive to him again.
In a desperate attempt to win back her love, black dog embarks on a most dangerous task: he
will be the blue bird his beloved friend so desires.
Christina learns that friendship is costly and fragile. The story ends on a hopeful note , as she
returns to black dog.
A wonderfully poignant story ( yet another one by Pamela ) to explore faithfulness , friendship with a reminder
not to take those whom we love for granted .
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