Winner of the Newbery Honor the delightful tale of a wandering good samaritan dog by the author of Shrek! Dominic has decided it is time for a change So he packs up his hats & his piccolo & sets off into the unknown But no sooner does he feel the air on his snout & the grass beneath his paws than disaster strikes he encounters the dreaded Doomsday Gang But Dominic is not one to complain
- & nor is he one to lose a fight As legend of his victory over the villains spreads more & more creatures turn to him for help a 158-year-old turtle a heartbroken wild boar & a family of grateful geese all encounter Dominic's heroism & generosity But his trials are far from over the Doomsday Gang is alive & kicking & how can one young dog face a mob of hooligans alone?" Steig's books are like perfect smooth stones complete in themselves with no seams to be found he always has the skill to bring together what seems to be a lot of spur-of-the-moment choices & make them into stories that land so perfectly & satisfyingly & feel so inevitable in their endings"
- Jon Klassen author of This Is Not My Hat