Description

A boy and his dog head to the beach and find that appearances can be deceiving in this story of an unexpected hero from former British Children s Laureate Anthony Browne. Danny isn t expecting much excitement when he sets off with his dog, Scruff, for a walk on the shore. He would much rather play with his older brother, Mick, who s gone off to be with his friends. Scruff loves the beach, but Danny finds it boring. His mom tells him to keep his eyes open: You never know what you might see. At the beach, a game of fetch leads to a close examination of sand treasures, until Danny spies an excited crowd waving at the ocean s edge. Is there anything he and Scruff can do to help? In this visually striking picture book, Anthony Browne turns his hyperrealistic lens to a story about an ordinary day that becomes something extraordinary.