One-Dog Canoe [Paperback]

I set off one morning in my little red canoe.
My dog wagged his tail.
Can I come, too?
You bet, I said.
A trip for twojust me and you.

When a girl and her dog set out on a canoe trip together, they're expecting a quiet afternoon for two. Then a beaver decides to join them, even when the girl protests that It's a one-dog canoe. And when a loon, and a wolf, and a bear, and a moose all ask for a ride, it's almost too much. But they all manage to fit in this one-dog canoeuntil a frog comes along. . . .

Sometimesthe more the merrier.

Mary Casanova is the author of several novels and picture books includingThe Hunter, a Booklist Editors' Choice and a winner of the Minnesota Book Award, andDog Watch, a series of books for early readers. She lives in Ranier, Minnesota.

Ard Hoyt is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design. He's also the illustrator ofI'm a Manateeby John Lithgow andSaying Goodbye to Lulu, an ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award winner by Corinne Demas. He lives in Mesa, Arizona.

Rhyming text sets a buoyant tone, as do debut artist Hoyt's lively illustrations. . . . Readers will happily embark on this animated excursion. Publishers Weekly

A girl sets out on a canoe ride and is joined by her dog, then a variety of animal passengers. . . . Hoyt, in his children's book debut, plays with perspective . . . [while] Casanova's rhyming text employs a familiar cumulative twist as each animal requests a ride. Kirkus Reviews

A lively rhyming text and wry sense of humor take a wide-eyed, ponytailed little girl and her dog on an adventurous trip down the river. . . . Their inevitable big splash will surely elicit giggles. School Library Journal