The Stray Dog: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

The Stray Dog: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

<p><strong>“This picture book has all the earmarks of a classic. Simont gets it all right.” —<em>The Horn Book </em>(starred review)</strong></p><p>Caldecott Medalist Marc Simont's heartwarming tale of a stray dog is told with tender simplicity and grace.</p><p>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.</p><p>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!</p><p><strong>Awards for this book include: </strong><strong>Caldecott Honor Book * <em>New York Times</em> Best Illustrated Book * ALA Notable Children's Book * <em>Boston Globe-Horn Book</em> Award Honor Book * Amazon.com Editors’ Pick * <em>School Library Journal</em> Best Book * New York Public Library’s “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing”</strong></p>