Hurry Home, Candy

by Meindert DeJong

Book Overview

The story of a little lost dog that becomes a stray. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064400255
• ISBN13: 9780064400251
• Release Date: September 1972
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

Forty years later

Hurry Home Candy was such a significant read of my childhood - the fear of abandonment and the joy of being loved experienced and retold through the emotions of a dog! A special book,timeless,universal themes sharply observed and wonderfully illustrated. I recommend for all grown up children who enjoyed Hurry Home Candy to read the recently published "Timoleon Vieta Come Home" by Dan Rhodes - Canongate Books 2003. ISBN 1 84195 389 X. This book is special too. Check it out.

left a life-long impression

I read this book when I was in third grade (25 years ago). Unlike many books I read as a child, I've never re-read this but have always meant to. Part of the reason I've never read it is that I always forget the title. Someone on my children's literature list knew the book and I made it a point to write it down right away. The other reason I haven't re-read it as an adult is that I've never come across a used copy at a yard sale, book store, etc. Maybe nobody ever wants to part with theirs! Honestly, all I remember from reading this book was it is about a lost dog. But it made such an impression on me as a child. It really moved me in the way that Black Beauty moved me. And the memory of the feelings the story envoked have lasted with me always. I look forward to finally re-visiting this little gem.

This is a book that you will remember even after you grow up

I read this book over 20 years ago and was reminded of it after talking about books that effected our hearts with a few friends. Every child should read this!