And the story begins with this little dog in the desert (China's Gobi Desert) and he hears a noise. The illustrations picturing little Gobi the doggy are simply charming and make one wish to cuddle that little critter themselves. For youngsters, and young at heart, the story embraces adoption and it's beauty and need in society on many levels. The story is told in more detail in a middle school reader's book. This bright, colorful, and interesting children's picture book is based of the real-life story and experiences of Dion Leonard and a little stray dog named Gobi. This is one of those stories adults will love reading to kids because it’s so positive and upbeat with a real world happy ending. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. A great story for a family library, primary classroom, schools or public libraries.

The book also stresses perseverance and fulfilling your promises. Everyone cannot adopt an abandoned animal from somewhere else in the world, but they can do it in their own communities from their local shelters. This book shows the plight of abandoned animals in a positive way. They will certainly hold the young child's attention. When the race ends, Dion adopts Gobi and takes him home to Scotland to be part of the family with his wife and cat. They complete the journey together with some trials and tribulations. He meets this little dog partway through the race and realizes that he is running with him. Dion Leonard is running a 177 mile race of the Gobi Desert. There is also a book for older children called Finding Gobi: Young Reader's Edition. The author did a great job of making the story and illustrations pleasing to young children. Gobi: A Little Dog with a Big Heart is an adorable picture book based on a true story.

Gobi a little dog with a big heart