content: I love all kind of animals and above all dogs, I read three times Along Came a Dog and Hurry Home Candy, and each time I felt the same tension at the beginning and the same triumph at the end of this moving story. The simplicity and the reality of the description of situations and emotions is amazing as extraordinary is the match De Jong /Sendak.As a foreigner reader (Italian) I think these two artists keep at the very top the quality of American children's literature and arts.An inspiration for beginners and professionals writers and illustrators!I wish Amazon had a ten star rating!