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Caldecott Medalist Marc Simont’s heartwarming tale of a stray dog who finds a home is told with appealing simplicity and grace.
When a little dog appears at a family picnic, a girl and boy play with him all afternoon, and they name him Willy.
At the day’s end they have to say good-bye, but the dog has won a place in their hearts and stays on their minds.
The following Saturday the family returns to the picnic grounds to look for Willy, but they are not alone – the dogcatcher is looking for him, too...
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"Really splendid artwork...pure Simont...The sentiments are equally direct and elegant, with generosity and affection?.A winner."--"Kirkus Reviews""This picture book has all the earmarks of a classic...Overarching shape, knowledge of audience, small details--Simont gets it all right." --Starred Review, "The Horn Book""Simont's art and narrative play off each other strategically, together imparting the tale's humor and tenderness...A charmer."--Starred Review, "Publishers Weekly""With the tenderness found in his illustrations for Betsy Byars' "My Brother, Ant (1996)," Simont tells a picture-book story of a happy family and a stray."--"Booklist""Replete with lively city and country outdoor scenes and a glorious doggy bubble bath, "The Stray Dog" is a showcase for Simont's considerable artistic talent."--Starred Review, "School Library Journal" "Simont's art possesses its usual deceptive ease and friendly watercolor fluidity. . . . will have pooch-loving kids investigating every park with hope and determination.""Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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When a little dog appears at a family picnic, a girl and boy play with him all afternoon, and they name him Willy. At the day's end they have to say good-bye, but the dog has won a place in their hearts and stays on their minds. The following Saturday the family returns to the picnic grounds to look for Willy, but they are not alone - the dogcatcher is looking for him, too...
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- PublisherHarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0007119402
- ISBN 13 9780007119400
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
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