Ivan and the Dogs by Hattie Naylor - review

‘With a steady flow of rhythms and lullabies, Hattie Noylar perplexes the reader, forcing them to become greatly involved in the young child’s story’

All the money went and there was nothing to buy food with…So mothers and fathers tried to find things they could get rid of, things that ate, things that drank or things that needed to be kept warm…The dogs went first.

Ivan and the Dogs is based on the extraordinary true story of Ivan Mishukov, the sole protagonist and the life of this unique tale.

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