The Year of the Dog is a humorous and poignant middle grade novel based on the author's true childhood adventures, interwoven with funny and often profound stories from her mother's life. Whimsical black and white illustrations by the author accompany the text. Universal themes of friendship, family, and finding one's life passions make this novel appealing to all readers. This debut novel by a prolific picture book author and illustrator has all the makings of a classic.

 

This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award. It was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award.

There are 112 pages in this book. It is a novel. This book was published 2007 by Little, Brown & Company .

Roseanne Thong is an English teacher who divides her time between Southern California and Hong Kong. Grace Lin graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design.