- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children; None edition (Sep 29 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0395870488
- ISBN-13: 978-0395870488
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.1 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
PW admired Lowry's "warm sense of humor and vivid imagination" in this "whimsical tale told from a dog's eye view." Ages 9-12.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8. A puppyhood spent in a trash-strewn alley behind a French restaurant may not seem like the most auspicious of beginnings, but luckily Keeper was born with three great assets?a glorious tail, a way with words, and a healthy ego. His natural charisma leads him to relationships with several humans, from a homeless man to a photographer who turns the pup into a model famous for his sneer, but it is only after he meets little Emily that he finds his true home and his true name. Keeper tells his own story, sprinkling it with many keen observations about the natures of dogs, cats, and humans. He has a particular fondness for rhymed couplets, as in the gem (composed to pacify a couple of fierce felines): "Fur so fine! Eyes agleam!/You rival me in self-esteem!" Keeper's slight tendency toward pomposity will amuse readers, especially when they can come up with a rhyme that eludes him, and though a final rendezvous with his lifelong enemy does damage to one of his assets, he retains enough of the other two to make this story a "glorious tale." This book will find an audience, but it is more sophisticated in voice, tone, and vocabulary than Lowry's other titles for young readers, and the references to the fashion world, French foods, and Gourmet and Vanity Fair magazines may elude children. Kelley's pen-and-ink illustrations portray a dog whose rather ragtag appearance is amusingly at odds with Keeper's own vision of himself.?Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
for ages 8-10, or 30, or 50...,
By Lubug (St. Paul, MN, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stay Keeper's Story (Paperback)
This is one of those amazing children's books that would entertain a young person and an adult equally well. There are "good stewardship" messages all through it -- the plight of homeless animals, the way to take care of a dog. There are funny little asides that may pass over the heads of its young audience, but will make adults chuckle. There's even a little poetry-completion as Keeper the dog writes sweet little couplets but struggles to find a rhyming word:"Unbidden, new poetry came to me: Keeper is a delightful dog, commonsensical and poetic at once, loyal forever to his mother and his sister Wispy. (I have always wondered whether dogs truly DO forget their birth families. In this story, they don't.) He faces many challenges along the way but his story has a happy ending that fits just perfectly into the book. Although I might be a few decades older than the intended audience, this is one of the best books I've read in a lonnnnngggg time! See for yourself, even if there are no young people in your home!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Donna's Review,
By A Customer
This review is from: Stay Keeper's Story (Paperback)
Stay! was a very good book, but it probable wasn't my favorite. I would give it four stars.The characters are Keeper, Emily, Wispy, Christopher and Emily's mom. The main character was Keeper. The book was about a dog who lived in many different places and with many different people. When he was a puppy he lived in a lot with his mother, his brothers, and his sister. At the end of his life he ends up with the perfect family. Find out who it is. This book is worth reading if you are a parent and want to read it to your child.
5.0 out of 5 stars
From one reader to another,
By A Customer
This review is from: Stay Keeper's Story (Paperback)
This is a delightful tale about a dog named Keeper. The story is narrated by Keeper from a dog's point of view. He takes us back to when he was just a puppy born behind a restaurant and separated from his brothers and sisters and eventually his mother. All alone, Keeper sets out to find his family, especially his sister Wispy. His journey is filled with adventure that puts him in different situations. He becomes a homless man's companion, a photographer's model, and a little girl's pet. It is also peppered with danger as Keeper makes and eventually fights his enemy Scar a tough, mean dog from the streets. It is not without its tender moments either as Keeper and his long lost sister Wispy are eventuallly reunited! If you love dogs you'll love this story. Even if you don't I think you will enjoy it all the same. It is a story for all ages and tastes. So "stay" and read for awhile!
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