HOW SMUDGE CAME

Author(s): Nan Gregory; Ron Lightburn (Illustrator)

Picture Story Books

In the home where Cindy lives, no dogs are allowed, so she must bundle puppy up when she goes to work as a cleaning woman in the Hospice. One patient is so blind with illness that he can barely see the dog; it looks like a smudge.

But, oh, how nice to hold the puppy. What is Cindy to do? How will she care for Smudge?

How Smudge Came was made into an award winning television movie and became an international best seller.

Awards and Nominations:
Winner of the 1996 Mr. Christie Book Award
Winner of the 1996 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Citation


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780889951617
  • : Red Deer College Press
  • : 0.158
  • : January 2003
  • : .3 Inches X 11 Inches X 9 Inches
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Nan Gregory; Ron Lightburn (Illustrator)
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : E
  • : 32