{"product_id":"a-home-for-dakota-9780940719361","title":"A Home for Dakota","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Humane Society of the United States Youth KIND Award, best children's picture book of the year, 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the touching cover illustration to the playful depictions of Dakota on the endpapers, this empathetic tale of a puppy-mill dog will resonate with animal lovers.\"-- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter rescue, Dog No. 241 finds herself in a warm, secure foster home, with a woman named Emma who names her Dakota. Eventually, a young girl, Sweetie, who is recovering from a misfortune as deep as Dakota's own, adopts Dakota and they become partners in recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJan Zita Grover has worked in canine rescue since 1973, especially with discarded puppy-mill breed dogs. One of these dogs, Pixie, is the model for artist Nancy Lane's illustrations of Dakota. Jan is also the author of North Enough: AIDS and Other Clear-cuts (1997) and Northern Waters (1999), both published by Graywolf Press \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNancy Lane has integrated her passions for animals, children, drawing, and reading into a career as an award-winning picture book illustrator. She has illustrated 27 books, including the Gryphon titles The Forgotten Rabbit, Call the Horse Lucky, and KoKoCat, Inside and Out. She holds a BFA in Illustration from Maryland Institute, College of Art. She lives with her writer-husband and two rescued German Shepherds in a log home nestled in the wooded hills of New York's Finger Lakes region.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gryphon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544201662738,"sku":"9780940719361","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3189355-b621-4f11-b118-1e17a09b3d38.jpg?v=1731523720","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-home-for-dakota-9780940719361","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}