He Was There from the Day We Moved In

The naming of dogs can be a tricky business, as Ogdon and his big brother discover in He Was There from the Day We Moved In; a charming collaboration between Rhoda Levine and Edward Gorey. You see, before Ogdon and his family moved to a new house, no one mentioned the big shaggy sheep dog in the back yard, but there he was, just sitting and waiting, imperturbable as can be. Waiting for what? Ogdon wonders. Dinner? A lollipop? A stray cat? Someone to talk to? No, what the dog wants is a name. And not just any name, but the right name. And with a little patience, and a lot of persistence, Ogdon and his brother will figure it out.

New York Review Children's Collection, 2012. Hardcover.