Walking around the streets and parks of most towns, you might notice that many dogs look a lot like their owners. However, Leonora's dog was nothing like her. In fact, they could not be more different! Leonora loved listening to opera. That's why she named her dog after her favorite opera, Fidelio. When Leonora and Fidelio went for a walk, everyone looked at them in a very strange way and started gossiping… “Here they come. They are nothing alike!", they said, laughing out loud at them. Two streets down lived Carmelo. His dog was nothing like him either. Totally different. Carmelo liked to make chocolates. He used to spend whole days coming up with the most daring recipes.
The thing is, Carmelo's dog was the spitting image of Leonora, and Leonora's dog was identical to Carmelo! Tired of people looking down on them, they decided to trade dogs and thus appear more normal. But just when the match was done and they were suppose to fit, all of them felt lonelier and different…
“Steinitz embellishes her story with, well, waggish depictions of lookalike owner-dog duos, set against a backdrop that combines teal and tawny hues and vintage and contemporary ambiances. But below the book’s lighthearted surface is a resonant message about looking beyond appearances and appreciating differences." —Publishers Weekly
“Filled with ambiance-saturated illustrations, this clever story delivers a lighthearted take on the ‘be yourself’ theme.” —Kirkus Reviews
“The illustrations representing the characters and the colorful urban settings in which the action takes place allow us to amplify the feelings and sensations experienced by the protagonists, both humans and animals.” —Canal Lector
Walking around the streets and parks of most towns, you might notice that many dogs look a lot like their owners. However, Leonora's dog was nothing like her. In fact, they could not be more different! Leonora loved listening to opera. That's why she named her dog after her favorite opera, Fidelio. When Leonora and Fidelio went for a walk, everyone looked at them in a very strange way and started gossiping… “Here they come. They are nothing alike!", they said, laughing out loud at them. Two streets down lived Carmelo. His dog was nothing like him either. Totally different. Carmelo liked to make chocolates. He used to spend whole days coming up with the most daring recipes.
The thing is, Carmelo's dog was the spitting image of Leonora, and Leonora's dog was identical to Carmelo! Tired of people looking down on them, they decided to trade dogs and thus appear more normal. But just when the match was done and they were suppose to fit, all of them felt lonelier and different…
“Steinitz embellishes her story with, well, waggish depictions of lookalike owner-dog duos, set against a backdrop that combines teal and tawny hues and vintage and contemporary ambiances. But below the book’s lighthearted surface is a resonant message about looking beyond appearances and appreciating differences." —Publishers Weekly
“Filled with ambiance-saturated illustrations, this clever story delivers a lighthearted take on the ‘be yourself’ theme.” —Kirkus Reviews
“The illustrations representing the characters and the colorful urban settings in which the action takes place allow us to amplify the feelings and sensations experienced by the protagonists, both humans and animals.” —Canal Lector
