One Dog and His Boy (Hardback) Award-winning author by Eva Ibbotson (author) and Sharon Rentta (illustrator)

Author/Illustrator

Eva Ibbotson

Eva Ibbotson is the award-winning author of many books for children and adults. She has a daughter and three sons, who showed her that children like to read about ghosts, wizards, and witches “because they are just like people but madder and more interesting.”

She was born in Vienna, in Austria, but moved to England with her family when the Nazis came to power. After training to be a physiologist which she didn’t enjoy because she didn’t like doing experiments on animals, Eva got married and had four very nice children.

Her first children’s book, The Great Ghost Rescue was published in 1975, and she is best known for titles like Journey to the River Sea and The Dragonfly Pool. Eva died in 2010, aged 85.

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1. samcharlie123
   on 9 March 2013

   I think this was an okay book.

   4out of 5

2. pawprint2
   on 6 March 2013

   Omg this book is sooooooo good it’s very emotional.Hals parents trick him into thinking he’s getting a dog for his birthday but he only gets to keep it for a few days and they return it to easy pets dog rental anceny.Hal is devestated when he finds out his parents lied to himso he decides to look for fleck and go to his grandparents house…...

   5out of 5

3. lmdrld
   on 5 March 2013

   this is about a boy who gets look after a dog for a week.

4. lizzy123
   on 3 January 2013

   IT’S GGGGRRRRREEEEEAAAAAAT!

   5out of 5

5. kicky105
   on 6 March 2012

   This is an ace book – very good and very emotional!

   5out of 5

6. smileitsfriday
   on 4 March 2012

   Adorable book, * * * * *

7. Book-Club-Review-Team
   on 3 May 2011

   “I really like One Dog and His Boy because all Hal ever wanted was a dog and his dad rented a dog because he thought Hal would get bored of it but Hal didn’t. In the end Hal goes on a daring misssion to just to be with Fleck.

   It was great book and I would rate it 5/5. It’s a loving story and a pity that it will be Eva Ibbotsons last book.”

   Lauren, age 10

   “I enjoyed One Dog and His Boy but it’s really long so you have to be patient. My favourite dog is by far Otto as I love Bernese Mountain dogs. My favourite character is Pippa as she is always using logical thinkiing. My favourite part is when they go into the monastry of St.Roc, where Otto finds his real owner.”

   Georgia, age 11

   5out of 5