I came across this book on one of the ever-present sale tables at Whitcoulls and thought it looked a possibility for my grand-daughter. I loved it so much I told my daughter that when my grand-daughter is four years old I was going to give her a copy of this book and a puppy. My daughter was not impressed but loved the book, too.

Its author writes, “The whole story of God and Dog is remarkable. Forty days after the animated video was posted on You Tube, my family and friends and I were astonished to see that it had received over a million views. The video began to circulate all over the internet with millions of views. Letters poured in by email and for months we tearfully read the most amazing stories of how the song had affected people. It became obvious that we should publish it in book form.”

The book is an illustrated song that you may view at www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17edn_RZoY.

I used it as a children’s talk at church, though the majority of sighs and laughter came from the adults.

By Wendy Francisco
Centre Street, New York, 2010
ISBN 978-1-59995-373-3

– David McLeod-Jones