Hangdog

by Round

The loneliest dog in the world, unable to make friends, sets off on a journey in a makeshift boat, hoping to find a friend somewhere in the world.

29 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Richard Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read with my son nightly for a number of years. He loved it and so did I. A happy book and I recommend it. My son is 37 now.

[Bek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anything about a doomed attempt to sail across the ocean in an unseaworthy boat which washes up on a deserted tropical island floats my storytime boat. My daughter enjoys this book a lot. She's still too young to understand the concept of friendship (she's 2.5yrs) so I dumb it down into more of an adventure book. However, I think there's definite value and comfort in the full story for those children who struggle to make friends.

[Ange · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought a used copy of Hangdog from our local library, and it was a favourite of my daughter when she was younger. I think I can still recite the first line "Hangdog was the lonliest dog in the world".