Sailor: The Hangashore Newfoundland Dog

by Catherine Simpson, Joanne Snook-Hann (Illustrator)

Sailor is a very unusual Newfoundland dog -- he's afraid of the water! This brings a lot of scorn for Sailor, which also rubs off on his owner, six-year-old Ike, who tries a variety of methods to entice Sailor into the water. Everything fails until one Spring day Ike follows a group of other boys onto the ice. When Ike falls in, Sailor overcomes his fear and saves him. After this Sailor is no longer called a hangashore, but is the town hero.

Genres: Picture Books

30 pages, Paperback

First published January 16, 1998

Reviews

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book being a Newfie lover. I have actually sat with my Newfs and read this book to them. None of my Newfs was ever content to hangashore. They were in the water every chance they got. Even if it was a big puddle or a bucket.