num_pages: 32
description: In this story of friendship, loyalty, and trust, readers spend a day in the life of Sarah and her guide dog, Perry. Perry helps Sarah go shopping, to the post office, and take the train to school. Sarah, a blind musician and teacher, entertains the children and tells them about the time she and Perry walked from Boston to New York to show the world what a blind person can accomplish with the help of a guide dog like Perry.Told from the perspective of Perry, readers will learn about the service of seeing-eye dogs and how anything can be accomplished through perseverance and friendship.Expressive, stylized paintings in bold colors and simple shapes convey the extraordinary relationship between Sarah and Perry.
language: English
title: Looking Out for Sarah
titlecomplete: Looking Out for Sarah
genres: Dogs, Childrens, Biography, Animals, Disability, Picture Books, Realistic Fiction, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 155
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Schneider Family Book Award
category: Young Children's Book
publisher: Charlesbridge