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Along Came a Dog is a book written by the author Meindert DeJong with illustrations by Maurice Sendak. It was published in 1986 by Harper Collins. Along Came a Dog won a John Newbery Medal.

=Plot= There was a hen who during the cold winter her toes froze up and she ended up having deformed feet. The farmer who owned the farm where this little hen lived on had a certain love for animals and always made them feel special. The man made little rubber feet stuck to his coat for the hen to wear, so he would have her close at all times. Because of the hen being slightly different from the rest she was treated badly. The other chickens would ignore her friendliness, during this time was when a big black dog showed up on the farm. The dog and the hen created a strange but wonderful friendship between them. Even though the farmer loved animals he wasn't very fond of this big black dog and the friendship that he had with the little hen. Little by little the black dog tries to win the farmers affection.

=Characters=
 * The Farmer-- The owner of the farm who loved his animals, but was not too happy about the big black dog coming around.
 * The little hen-- The one who gets bullied for being a little different, she then meets the dog and become best friends.
 * The big black dog-- Comes around the farm at the right time. He creates a beautiful bond with the little hen.
 * Other chickens-- They are the ones that bully the little hen because she lost her toes.

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Miska Miles

Her real name was Patricia Miles Martin. She was an award winning American author. Miska Miles became a writer by accident when she found herself in a creative writing class at her college. One of her books "Annie and the Old One" was made into a film and later received a Many of her fictional stories for children were about her own experiences living on a farm and a Navajo reservation. She wrote a number of books under her real name as well as her pseudonyms.

Bibliography
 * The Rice Bowl Pet (1962)
 * Fox and the Fire (1966)
 * Annie and the Old One (1971)
 * Be Brave, Charlie (1972)
 * Two Plays about Foolish People (1972)
 * Gracie and the Biggest Pumpkin (1973)
 * Otter in the Cove (1974)
 * Chicken Forgets (1976)