The Stray Dog

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>

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 . . .</P>

Caldecott Medalist Marc Simont's heartwarming tale of a stray dog who finds a home is told with appealing simplicity and grace.</P>

马克·西蒙特(Marc Simont)

1915年出生于巴黎，毕业于纽约国家设计学院，绘画作品以优雅、幽默和精细而享誉国际。他一生创作了100多部童书作品，是美国凯迪克大奖的常客。其作品《树真好》于1957年获得美国凯迪克大奖金奖。他还获得过两次凯迪克大奖银奖，一次是为露丝·克劳斯绘制插画《快乐的一天》（1950年），另一次是西蒙特在87岁的时候独立创作的《流浪狗》，这本书也为他赢得了生命中的第二次凯迪克大奖银奖。