Product Description

Lily finds her dog Dill packing his case. He explains that he's off to Heaven; after all, he's led an exemplary canine life - well, almost - and Heaven seems such a wonderful place. As she hasn't been invited, Lily bids him a last goodbye, but she soon unexpectedly finds her own heaven on earth.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #393530 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

From the Back Cover
What is your idea of heaven? For Dill the dog, heaven is lampposts and meaty bones. For Lily, heaven is whole islands of chocolate and ice-cream clouds. But Dill has been invited and Lily hasn't, and before he goes he must say goodbye to his friend for ever...

"A warm and moving account of parting"
TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT

About the Author
Nicholas Allan studied Fine Art at the Slade and has completed an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. His highly original picture books have won him several awards including the Sheffield Children's Book Award for The Queen's Knickers and the Federation of Children's Books Best Picture Book Award for Demon Teddy. He lives in Lambeth in a converted pub.

Customer Reviews

An appealing and light-hearted children's story.
A lucky school library find; my children enjoyed this almost as much as I did. The simple illustrations were a perfect accompaniment to the slightly irreverent text. There are sufficient cheeky bits to keep snigger-happy children entertained, whilst the story is poignant enough to appeal to the more solemn amongst them. It would create a useful opening to allow discussion of what might happen when someone dies, whether from a religious or secular point of view. Or you could just enjoy it, as we did.

Sweet Book
My daughter and I enjoyed this book and it is a nice way to approach the subject of what happens after we die. The only thing I didn't like was the reference to where you go if you haven't behaved yourself during your life. This isn't something I'm interested in teaching my daughter but it only takes up a couple of pages and if you don't mind that approach then its a great book.