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Books with author Marc Simont

  • The Stray Dog

    Marc Simont

    Paperback (HarperCollins, May 27, 2003)
    “This picture book has all the earmarks of a classic. Simont gets it all right.” —The Horn Book (starred review)Caldecott Medalist Marc Simont's heartwarming tale of a stray dog is told with tender simplicity and grace.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 dog catcher is looking for him, too!Awards for this book include: Caldecott Honor Book * New York Times Best Illustrated Book * ALA Notable Children's Book * Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book * Amazon.com Editors’ Pick * School Library Journal Best Book * New York Public Library’s “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing”
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  • The Stray Dog: From a True Story by Reiko Sassa

    Marc Simont

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, Jan. 9, 2001)
    “This picture book has all the earmarks of a classic. Simont gets it all right.” —The Horn Book (starred review)Caldecott Medalist Marc Simont's heartwarming tale of a stray dog is told with tender simplicity and grace.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 dog catcher is looking for him, too!Awards for this book include: Caldecott Honor Book * New York Times Best Illustrated Book * ALA Notable Children's Book * Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book * Amazon.com Editors’ Pick * School Library Journal Best Book * New York Public Library’s “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing”
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  • POLLY'S OATS

    Marc Simont

    Paperback (Yearling, July 1, 1994)
    Wanting to keep his three prize horses, Prince, Prance, and Ponce, in the best condition, the farmer is too busy to remember to feed oats to poor workhorse Polly, until one rainy day when he forgets to close the hayloft door. Reprint.
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  • Lovely Summer, The

    Marc Simont

    Hardcover (Bantam Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1992)
    Gladys and Jerome, two cottontail rabbits, outsmart the owners of a vegetable garden
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  • The Goose That Almost Got Cooked

    Marc Simont

    Hardcover (Scholastic, July 1, 1997)
    Independent Canada goose Emily learns the importance of her flock and her friends when she has a narrow escape from a hungry farmer's wife. By the illustrator of the Caldecott Award-winning A Tree Is Nice.
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  • The Goose That Almost Got Cooked

    Marc Simont

    Paperback (Scholastic, New York, March 15, 1999)
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  • The Stray Dog

    Marc Simont

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc, Aug. 16, 2001)
    A Caldecott Honor Book, based on a true story by Reiko Sassa and retold by Marc Simont, tells of a family who finds a stray dog. Beautiful watercolors.
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  • The Goose That Almost Got Cooked

    Marc Simont

    Paperback (Scholastic, Nov. 1, 2001)
    A goose drops away from the flock during migration and settles in at a farm, where life seems very pleasant for awhile until she finds out just why the farmer keeps geese. Reprint.
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  • El Perro Vagabundo: The Stray Dog

    Marc Simont

    Paperback (Live Oak Media, Aug. 16, 1800)
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  • Pollys Oats

    Marc Simont

    Hardcover (Harper & Brothers, New York, March 15, 1951)
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  • The Stray Dog

    Marc Simont

    Paperback (Scholastic Canada, Limited, Aug. 16, 2002)
    This story is retold and illustrated by Marc Simont based on a true story by Reiko Sassa. It is a Caldecott Honor book for its illustrations. The story centers around a family who see a stray dog while on their picnic. They think about him all week and go back the following week. But Willy is being chased by the dog warden.
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  • The Stray Dog

    Marc Simont

    Audio Cassette (Scholastic, )
    Audio Cassette
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