The Stray Dog

ISBN-13: 9780064436694 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 32 str.

Marc Simont; Reiko Sassa

Opis

"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 alone--the dog catcher is looking for him, too Awards for this book include: Caldecott Honor Book * New York Times Best Illustrated Book * ALA Notable Children's Book * Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book * Amazon.com Editors' Pick * School Library Journal Best Book * New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing"