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I'm not actually sure, however, which is better – the style and visual impact (I loved the first introduction to our hero's cameo, spotlit by a rising moon above a city full of dogs and mutts baying for the return of the first batch of Dalmatians), or the text. This has dogs talking to themselves, and not too much in the way of character, but boy it carries the events of the story with concision, deftness and entertainment. That touch actually puts this in the higher echelons of such adaptations – I didn't find it too curt, too modern, too much altered – it was just right.
I think, all in all, I like the visuals more, though, as they don't go down the way of being too unusual a palette, but just have a clear, easy and enjoyable style, conveying the dog life easily, and providing this adult reader with a beauteous Mrs Dearly that certainly would be a Dearly Beloved. More important for this review remains the fact that the text is fine for sharing with the young, as it has thirty of or forty words a page max, and the script is shared evenly across the pages and even against a dark background is perfectly legible. But most important of all is that the young gifted this are sure to want to turn to these pages time and time again – and/or, however, want one of the characters for their own. Which is where I came in…
I must thank the publishers for my review copy.
