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.
Ron Lightburn
is an internationally renowned illustrator of books for children. He has currently completed a picture book, Wild Girl and Gran by Nan Gregory. He has collaborated with Nan Gregory once before, on the award-winning How Smudge Came. His illustrations in the picture book Waiting for the Whales earned him the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for Illustration and the Elizabeth Mrazik Cleaver Picture Book Award.
Awards and Nominations
"Beautiful sense of fragility, steadfastness, and connection. . . a wonderful ending, both surprising and convincing."
— Booklist Starred Review
"Touching. . . hopeful. . . . Lightburn's softly colored pencil drawings are simple and stunning."
— Toronto Star
"The illustrations add color, texture and depth to a most memorable story."
— American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
"A book that will satisfy readers on many different levels."
— Small Press
"A beautiful story, lovingly told and illustrated."
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