CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1952
by Will (William Lipkind)
illustrated by Nicolas (Nicolas Mordvinoff)
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1951
30 pp.
Age: 2 +
Interests: dogs, farms
Two dogs, named Nap and Winkle, dig up a bone and can’t decide who should have it. They ask several passersby, who all have their own concerns and are no help at all. When a bigger dog tries to steal their bone they fight to get it back and finally settle down to share it.
Kind of a shaggy dog of a story with a moral that’s nicely understated. An original story told in the style of a folktale.
Rarest Kind of Best 