" The Black Dog Who Went Into the Woods," is about a family who cannot find their dog, and the youngest child, Benjamin, believes the dog has died in the woods. The family searches for the dog for hours, but Benjamin continues to say that the dog has passed on. Coming to terms with this, the family tries to move on from this, but the dog decides to visit them in their dreams to say his final goodbye. As the dog visits each family member, each of them can finally part with the family best friend.

Benjamin senses that his dog is no longer with him, and naturally throughout the book, he is upset about his best friend. Once the dog visits him in the dream, Benjamin is no longer upset knowing that his dog is in a better place and no longer in pain. ( )