Along Came a Dog

Such a cute book! I love old kids books like this and was glad I picked this one up. I liked the illustrations and human-like qualities of the animals.

Not your usual talking animals with human-like personalities in this book. Most of the characters in this book are animals, and they think and act the way real animals do.
It is the story of a little red hen, who is rejected by the flock of chickens after she loses her toes, "the man" who owns the

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chickens, and takes a liking to the little red hen, trying to make a pet out of her, and "the dog" who wanders onto the farm as a stray and tries to make a home there.
The story line is simple and the dialogue minimal. It has a certain sweet gentleness to it, but for my taste, I prefer the more usual talking animals that allow for deeper thought and more complex plots.

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