Finders Keepers (Will and Nicholas children's book)


Finders Keepers is a book written by William Lipkind and illustrated by Nicholas Mordvinoff. Released by Harcourt, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1952.

Plot

Two dogs named Nap and Winkle, find one bone and have difficulty deciding which of them owns it. Nap and Winkle begin to ask people who the bone belong to. They ask a farmer, a goat, and a haircutter. Along the story a big dog takes the bone from both Nap and Winkle. After, getting the bone back from the big dog, Nap and Winkle discover that the bone belong to both of them.

Reviews

“Here is a perfect combination of rollicking story and pictures that have strength, life and humor in every line.”