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Stray Dog


Picture Books Read Alongs

No. of pages 32

Published: 2003

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Great for age 3-13 years

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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.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by HarperCollins .

Marc Simont has illustrated children's books since 1939. He won the Caldecott Medal for 'A Tree is Nice'. He lives in West Cornwall, Connecticut, with his wife, Sara.

This book is in the following series:

Picture Books Read Alongs

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

North Carolina Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.

Georgia Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award.

Caldecott Award
This book was recognised by the Caldecott Medal. The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award
This book was recognised by the Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award.

Nappa Gold Award
This book was recognised in the Storybook category by the Nappa Gold Award.

Parents' Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award.

Boston Globe
This book was recognised in the Horn Book Award - Picture Book category by the Boston Globe.

Red Clover Award
This book was recognised by the Red Clover Award.

Children's Books of Distinction Award
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Children's Books of Distinction Award.

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