Emily and Carlo

They made a strange pair: one giant dog and one slight girl. When most people think of Emily Dickinson, they picture a thin, sad-looking woman dressed in white, living alone in a big house, scribbling poems on scraps of paper.But Emily was not alone. Her dog, Carlo--a large, floppy, drooly Newfoundland--was her constant companion, her "shaggy ally" in the world. Together Emily and Carlo explored the woods and town around them, visiting friends and enjoying each other|s company.Marty Rhodes Figley|s lyrical text and Catherine Stock|s luminous art create a fresh look at this well-know, but seldom understood, American poet.