Painter And Ugly are champion sled dogs and the best of friends. When something happens to their owner they are separated and sold to different owners. Will they ever find their way back together? This is a great story of friendship.
Review by Jenny Wadsworth, Valley Crest Elem. School Media Center
Rating: ★★★★✩ (4 stars)
Interest Level: Grades K-6
Robert J. Blake – Official Site (includes early sketches and cool background info about Painter and Ugly and his other books)
Painter and Ugly
Written and Illustrated by Robert J. Blake
Philomel
48 pages
Release Date: January 20, 2011
ISBN: 9780399243233 (hardcover)
Alaskan sled dogs would be a great discussion and this book sounds like a good starter! I know a woman who used to teach in this district who married a man who took her to the outback of that state. Her letters to family and friends are unbelievable…as are her adventures! I’ll have to read this book!