Kid seeks dog. Dog seeks kid. In this charming and imaginative tale of friendship, picture book readers will delight in what it means to have a furry best friend.
For as long as she can remember, Joy has wanted a dog. It doesn’t matter what kind: big, little, spotted, curly. She wants one so fiercely, she makes dogs out of snow, seashells, or whatever’s at hand! However, none of the dogs Joy makes are quite what she yearns for. The seashell dog washes away, and the snow dog melts into a puddle. Little does Joy know that her perfect dog friend is just around the corner—wishing just as fiercely for a kid—and waiting to be discovered.
Award-winning artist Hadley Hooper creates a world that is both timeless and magical as she weaves ink, paint, and collages made from vintage etchings together in a style that perfectly complements the classic feel of Jump for Joy. Readers will rejoice in this satisfying kid-meets-dog story, and will savor returning to this world again and again.
Featured in New York Times' "Valentine’s Day Children’s Books That Won’t Make You Cringe"
Kid seeks dog. Dog seeks kid. In this charming and imaginative tale of friendship, picture book readers will delight in what it means to have a furry best friend.
For as long as she can remember, Joy has wanted a dog. It doesn’t matter what kind: big, little, spotted, curly. She wants one so fiercely, she makes dogs out of snow, seashells, or whatever’s at hand! However, none of the dogs Joy makes are quite what she yearns for. The seashell dog washes away, and the snow dog melts into a puddle. Little does Joy know that her perfect dog friend is just around the corner—wishing just as fiercely for a kid—and waiting to be discovered.
Award-winning artist Hadley Hooper creates a world that is both timeless and magical as she weaves ink, paint, and collages made from vintage etchings together in a style that perfectly complements the classic feel of Jump for Joy. Readers will rejoice in this satisfying kid-meets-dog story, and will savor returning to this world again and again.
Featured in New York Times' "Valentine’s Day Children’s Books That Won’t Make You Cringe"
Originally from Maryland, Karen Gray Ruelle is a children’s
book author and illustrator currently based in New York. Her
numerous books include The Grand Mosque of Paris, co-created with
Deborah Durland Desaix, which was an ALSC Notable Book and an Orbis
Pictus Award Recommended Title, as well as The Crunchy, Munchy
Christmas Tree and April Fool!
Hadley Hooper is an illustrator and painter whose work has
been featured in The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and the New York
Times, where she was a weekly contributor to the Style section. She
has illustrated several children’s books, including The Elephants
Come Home and The Iridescence of Birds. Visit hadleyhooper.com.
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