I Want a Dog (film)
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I Want a Dog is a 2002 animated short film, directed by Sheldon Cohen
and based on the 1987 children's book of the same title
by Dayal Kaur Khalsa. It tells the story of a girl named May who wants more than anything to have a dog. She tries various strategies to get her parents to allow her one, at last settles for having a rollerskate which she treats like a dog, and in the end wins her desire.
The film has garnered 10 international awards, including First Prize from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival
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Sheldon Cohen
Sheldon Cohen is the Robert E. Doherty Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the director of the Laboratory for the Study of Stress, Immunity and Disease...
and based on the 1987 children's book of the same title
I Want a Dog
I Want a Dog is a children's book written and illustrated by Dayal Kaur Khalsa, originally published by Tundra Books and Clarkson N. Potter in 1987. The cover painting of the original book, which was also featured in the film version, is based on Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by...
by Dayal Kaur Khalsa. It tells the story of a girl named May who wants more than anything to have a dog. She tries various strategies to get her parents to allow her one, at last settles for having a rollerskate which she treats like a dog, and in the end wins her desire.
The film has garnered 10 international awards, including First Prize from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Chicago International Children's Film Festival
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