Claude, the lovable hound, goes out of his way to help out his neighbors and brings together his community to celebrate with a picnic and a good time on a sunny day.
Dick Gackenbach, the illustrator of all the Adam Joshua Capers, is also the author-illustrator of more than a score of books of his own. Mr. Gackenbach lives in Washington Depot, Connecticut.
Claude the hound dog does his best to bring his neighbors together, and help them out of the boring routines, loneliness, and lack of communication by organizing a picnic.