The Humpherys Family

Cannonball Simp

Record Added: 8/23/2009
Illustrator John Burningham
Series Weekly Reader Books
Setting England
Topic Pets
Publisher Bobbs Merrill Company Inc
ISBN 0224611232   Year 1966
Age 4-8   Pages 32
Description White printed binding
 
Simp was what most people would call an ugly little dog. She was fat and small, and had only a stump for a tail. Her owner found homes for her brothers and sisters but could not persuage anybody to take Simp.

One evening he took Simp outside of town and just dropped her near a trash dump. Follow Simp feeling alone and hungry and finally ending up in the circus.
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