Honk the Moose
Kurt Wiese (Illustrator) Phil Stong (Author)
Stated First Edition. Dodd Mead & Co of New York, 1935. Newbery Honor winner in 1936. From Wikipedia: "Honk, the Moose is a children's book by Phil Stong. It tells the story of a moose who takes over a small town which causes an uproar when three young boys try to save the moose and make it through the cold Minnesota winter.[1] The book, illustrated by Kurt Wiese, was first published in 1935, and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1936.[2] In 1970, it won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was listed in Cattermole's 100 Best Children's Books of the 20th Century. Based on a true story from Biwabik, Minnesota, it effectively describes the lives of Finnish immigrants there.[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honk,_the_Moose