BOOK REVIEW: Digger: The Dog Who Went To War by Mark Wilson

BOOK REVIEW: Digger: The Dog Who Went To War by Mark Wilson
Hachette Australia, rrp $24.99
March 2015
Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar
8 ½ /10

Heartbreakingly sad, the story of young Australian soldier Matthew who smuggles his beloved dog Digger onto a troop ship during World War One is lovingly rendered in glorious oil colours by Mark Wilson.

As Matthew toils on the battlefields of the Western Front as a stretcher bearer, risking his own life whilst helping others, protecting Digger as best he can against the inhuman onslaught, his story is told in reflections, letters home to sister Anna, and Wilson’s evocative illustrations.

Timely, on this centenary of the ANZACs, Digger: The Dog Who Went To War is as tale of courage and mateship, of duty and the horrors of war – one that all children should read, so that we should never forget what happened, and how much we have to thank those who sacrificed the most, and the strength and unflinching support we are so lucky to enjoy from our furry friends.

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