Good-bye, Sheepie

Robert Burleigh

Marshall Cavendish Children, 2010 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

Owen and his dog, Sheepie, are best friends. They like to play, take long walks, and chase each other in the yard. But Sheepie is getting old. He can't fetch a stick as quickly as he used to, and sometimes Owen has to help him climb the stairs. Then one afternoon, Sheepie falls asleep by the big oak tree and doesn't wake up. Owen has to part with his old pal, but his father helps him understand that Sheepie will always be part of their happy memories. With warm, gentle watercolor-and-gouache illustrations, this story teaches children about the feelings they have relating to the loss of a beloved family pet.

About the author

Author Robert Burleigh lives in Grand Haven, Michigan. Peter Catalanotto was born in March 1959 in Brooklyn, NY, and grew up in East Northport, Long Island. Catalanotto was educated at the Pratt Institute; his career as an illustrator began in the 1980s, painting jackets for young adult books and illustrating for newspapers and magazines. In 1987 he was asked to illustrate All I See by Cynthia Rylant. Peter then went on to write several picture books, the first being Dylan's Day Out, published in 1989. He has since published over 40 books, 14 of which he also wrote, including Matthew A. B. C., Emily's Art, Ivan the Terrier, and Question Boy Meets Little Miss Know-it-All.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Good-bye, Sheepie
• Author: Robert Burleigh
• Illustrated by: Peter Catalanotto
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Children, 2010
• Original from: Pennsylvania State University
• Digitized: Aug 3, 2011
• ISBN: 0761455981, 9780761455981
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pets; Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement; Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Topics / Death, Grief, Bereavement