The Stray Dog

This picture book has all the earmarks of a classic. Simont gets it all right. The Horn Book (starred review)

Caldecott Medalist Marc Simont's heartwarming tale of a stray dog is told with tender simplicity and grace.

When a little dog appears at a family picnic, the girl and boy play with him all afternoon, and they name him Willy.

At day's end they say good-bye. But the dog has won 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 alonethe dog catcher is looking for him, too!

Author: Marc Simont

Illustrator: Marc Simont

ISBN: 9780064436694

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers LLC

Weight: 134g

Language: English

Dimensions: 27 x 21.6 cm