"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"