Charlie Is My Darling - Malachy Doyle

Charlie is my Darling is a really lovely book to share with young children which tells a touching story of an unlikely friendship. The narrator of the story is a young boy who is telling what happened when he met and made friends with Charlie. Charlie is actually a small white dog who lives with his elderly owner Ellen Adams. Because she is old and frail she does not get out much which means, of course, that Charlie does not get out much either. This is a shame because as we learn later in the story he is just a dog 'who likes to run, who likes to play, who likes to paddle, likes to breathe fresh air. who likes to race back home to Ellen Adams.' The boy first ...  Read the complete review