The Very Kind Rich Lady and Her One Hundred Dogs - Hardcover

Lee, Chinlun

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763612901 ISBN 13: 9780763612900

Publisher: Candlewick, 2001

Synopsis

Every day the very kind rich lady feeds, cares for, and plays with her 100 dogs, some with plain names and some with fancy names.

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Review:

"Once there was a very kind rich lady who adopted one hundred stray dogs. They all lived together in a tall house on a hill." So begins Chinlun Lee's first ever picture book--a thoroughly charming story based on a woman in Taipei who actually did take in an impossible number of stray dogs. This very kind rich lady loves her charges very much, and we are introduced to them one by one in delightful spreads of delicate colored pencil and watercolor. First we meet Papa, then Mr. Samuel, then Mary, then Fifi and her four pups Eeny, Meeny, Miney, and Mo. ("That's eight.") The hundredth one--Bingo--is always late. Children will adore poring over the pages and closely examining each lovingly illustrated pooch--each aptly named, each with his or her own distinct personality. Sooty looks fresh out of the chimney, Lola is a poodle, Yogurt is creamy and smooth looking, Pirate has a natural eye patch, Silk has an ephemeral quality, etc. Every day, the very kind rich lady feeds them, brushes them, plays on the hill, and puts them all to bed. The final spread, "Goodnight, one hundred dogs," shows the woman sleeping contentedly on a bed on the floor, surrounded by her beloved animals from Sheepdog to Sharpei, also serenely snoozing. Sweet simplicity and pure personality combine to make this one of the tail-waggingly best bedtime books we've ever seen. (Ages 2 to 6) --Karin Snelson

About the Author:

Chinlun Lee grew up in Taipei, Taiwan, and was inspired to draw by her father, who was an art teacher. She studied illustration in England and graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1999. It was there that she had the idea for The Very Kind Rich Lady and Her One Hundred Dogs. The story is based on a woman she remembers from her childhood in Taipei who had over two hundred adopted stray dogs. Chinlun says, "I visited her house once and could never forget how many dogs' faces were looking at me through one big window." Chinlun Lee lives in Kaoshung, southern Taiwan, with her vet husband and their six dogs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0763612901
• ISBN 13: 9780763612900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Lee Chinlun