The story of a group of children and their dogs on an outing. What starts out as a peaceful Summer morning stroll soon ends up as a slippery wild goose chase and a lot of fun.

 

This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the New Zealand Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Children's Book of the Year category by the New Zealand Post Book Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1999 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Selina Young was a very popular and well-known illustrator. She died in 2006. Authors featuring on this anthology include Margaret Mahy, Allan Ahlberg, Dick King-Smith, Adele Geras, Michael Rosen, Linda Allen and Vivian French