One more title in Barron's series of picture storybooks about famous artists and ordinary kids, this delightful tale is a fictionalized incident in the lives of Norman Rockwell and Scotty Ingram, a kid who often posed for Rockwell's illustrations. In this story, Rockwell is having trouble finding exactly the right model to pose with Scotty for a series of four calendar illustrations. The sought-after model turns out to be a dog--but the canine shouldn't be too small or too large. None of the dogs Rockwell sees in his pleasant New England town of Stockbridge quite fills the bill. Then Scotty finds a friendly stray beagle, and this little dog turns out to be perfect for their pictures. But the Beagle has a surprise for them both--a surprise that adds a truly memorable touch to Norman Rockwell's fourth and final calendar painting. This charming story is complemented with attractive illustrations on every page, including reproductions of Rockwell's four calendar illustrations of the boy and his dog.

 

This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2005 by Barron's Educational Series .

Loren Spiotta-DiMare is an award-winning writer who specializes in animal and art subjects. She has written three previous picture storybooks for young readers, as well as three pet reference books for adults. She lives in Tewksbury, New Jersey. Cliff Miller has been painting portraits, illustrating books, book covers, movie billboards and other products for more than 25 years. His clients have included Miramax Films, Warner Brothers, Henson Associates, Inc. and Lucas Films Ltd. , and many of America's leading book publishers, among others. He lives and works in Seaford, NY.