The Stray Dog
Author:
Marc Simont
Illustrator:
Marc Simont
Publication:
2001 by HarperCollins
Genre:
Fiction, Picture Books
Pages:
32
Current state:
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Book Guide
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 dogcatcher is looking for him, too. . . .
Caldecott Medalist Marc Simont's heartwarming tale of a stray dog who finds a home is told with appealing simplicity and grace.
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Marc Simont
1915 - 2013French/American
MARC SIMONT was born in Paris in 1915, the child of Catalan immigrants. He studied art with his father, a professional illustrator, and at several s... See more
Reviews
The Stray Dog
Reviewed by Sara Masarik
The Stray Dog is an uninspiring story about a family who discovers a dog while they are having a picnic in the park. They are smitten with the dog and think about him all week. They assume that he belongs to someone and wish he could be theirs. They even give him a name, Willy. When they return to the park the next week, the dog is still there. This time, however, he is running away from the dog catcher, because he is a stray and a menace. The children chase the dog, intercede with the dog catcher, and ultimately take him home. The story is fine but not special.
The Stray Dog
Really splendid artwork—something Caldecott Medallist Simont has been noted for in the past 60 years—sets this book skipping like a stone on water...
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