Landseer-Literatur II

Marie Killilea, © 1992 Philomel Books, New York ISBN 0-399021875-0 , 32 unnumbered pages. The big black dog swam in from the sea, though there was no boat nor ship in sight. And he climbed the craggy Gaspe Peninsula cliffs to the deserted cottage looking for shelter. Instead he found a tiny white kitten left to survive alone on the windswept coast. Tentatively at first, the two unlikely friends confronted each other: giant dog and tiny kitten. But in the warm and salty days of summer, play and affection quickly supplanted suspicion, and as the seasons passed, they made the cottage their home together. Until winter, when a cruel storm separated the two and tested the dog's strength and loyalty to his small friend.

Joan Hiatt Harlow, © 2000 Margaret McElderry; ISBN: 0689829051, 160 pages. In this stirring adventure, a girl and her dog save a ship full of stranded passengers in 1912 Newfoundland. Along with all the dogs not used for herding sheep, 12-year-old Maggie's big Newfoundland, Sirius, has been banned from the community. To save him from being shot, Maggie hides him in the woods. When a passenger ship founders off the coast during a storm and Sirius' swimming skills are needed for the rescue, Maggie risks her beloved dog's life. Containing many authentic details of life in a remote region in days gone by, this story is educational as well as exciting. Character development lags a little, but the relationship between the girl and her beloved dog is beautifully drawn, giving the book surefire appeal among dog-lovers as well as readers who like adventure.

Nita Jager. © 1992 Fithian Pr; ISBN: 1564740218

Lynn Hall. © 1974 Garrard Pub. 48 Pages. Landseer Newfoundland story Bob Watchdog of the River.

Cathrine Simpson © 1998 Tuckamore Books . The book teels the story of a boy from Twillingate, Newfoundland, and his Newfoundland Dog, Sailor. Sailor is a "hangashore," in other words he won't swim, even though the book talks about his webbed feet and thick coat of fur. Well, one day young Ike, Sailor's owner, needs to be rescued from the icy water and guess who saves him? This is a wonderful story, with great art and dialogue peppered with Newfoundland expressions.

Reinhold-Dieregsweiler, Marita. © 1987 Schwann-Bagel GmbH, Düsseldorf. A children’s picture book from Germany, in German about a new landseer pup from whelping box to new family.

Hilary Hyland © 1999 Peachtree Publishers; ISBN: 1561451983. 128 pages. The tale of the ill-fated British luxury liner Titanic has been etched in people's minds through books, documentaries and major motion pictures about the tragedy. But, she was not the only passenger ship to be eaten up by the dangerous North Atlantic waters off the shores of Newfoundland in the early 1900s.

Margaret Booth Chern © 1976 from Howell. 287 pages. History of the breed, breeding, care, etc., as well as many identified photos of dogs who will appear in contemporary pedigrees.