Early Reader Review: Perdu by Richard Jones

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Perdu by Richard Jones 

Publisher: Peachtree
Publication Date:  April 2, 2021

Ages: 4-8 | 32 pages

 

Format: Hardback

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Goodreads Synopsis: 

The heartwarming story of a little lost dog and his search for a place to call home.

Poor Perdu is all alone as he journeys from the countryside to the city in search of a home. The city is a big place when you are very small, but is it possible that someone is looking out for Perdu?

The first picture book to be both written and illustrated by Richard Jones — the illustrator of the internationally bestselling The Snow Lion, written by Jim Helmore — is a joyful, poignant gem.

Review: 

A friend kindly pointed out that perdu in french means lost, and that is adorable in so many ways. This book is about a dog names Perdu that is out in the world on his own. He is not necessarily lost but he is looking for a place to just be. He follows a leaf and ends up in the city and his adventure goes from there. 

This poor little dog, I was so taken to him right from the start, as a dog lover I wanted him to be ok. This book was emotional for me, it was sad but also that happy kind of sad too. 

The book itself is beautiful. It has a nice textured cover with gorgeous end pages. It is on the larger side so the illustrations are very big and are a magical watercolor/pastel-esq style that invokes the overall mood of the story. 

Overall, this is just a heartwarming book about a little dog. I love it so much, the story, the beauty of the image, and the decisions they made about the book  construction.. all wonderful. HIGHLY recommend.