Reviews of "The Adventures of Hardy
Belch"
4.0 stars Hardy Belch Clears the
Air, December 11, 2009
By Greg Smith "Final Price--Available
on Amazon.com"
Author William Bentrim shows his flair for tackling difficult topics
with a light touch. In Hardy Belch he uses the whimsical adventures of
a young boy and his enormous 240 pound dog Tiny, who we learn gained
the power of telepathy courtesy of his mother, a guard dog at a
nuclear power plant.
When Tiny isn't thinking about the location and availability of the
nearest treat (don't they all?) he helps Hardy deal with modern
problems with an amusing penchant for Plans.
Beneath the lighthearted fare lie more sober lessons. Bentrim takes on
the very real issues of bullying and intolerance (in this case of a
disfigured young man) and ends the book with an elaborate sequence on
community support, pirate-style.
For those not lucky enough to have a friend like Tiny, Bentrim gives
concrete advice and contact resources to deal with bullying and
guidance for readers on how to recognize and curb intolerance.
Even so, I can't help but think the world might be a better place if
there were more telepathic dogs!
Mdblackburn "my simple-words" (GlenParva, Leicester)
5 Stars July 2010
Posted on UK Amazon
This review is from: The Adventures of
Hardy Belch (Paperback)
I liked it, as a boy's book, and I am 73. My 11 year old grandson liked
it too, we lost him for a couple of hours while he was reading it. As
the title tells us it is a series of adventures of a boy and his dog,
with some growing up moral learning too. Bullying, Discrimination and
Greed. Excellent for children to learn. Other
books by the same author - Mommy's Black Eye and I Like to Whine.
