Hurry Home, Candy facts for kids
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| Author | Meindert DeJong |
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| Illustrator | Maurice Sendak |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Realistic fiction |
| Published | 1953 Harper & Row |
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| Pages | 256 |
| Awards | Newbery Honor |
| ISBN | 978-0060214869 |
Hurry Home, Candy by Meindert DeJong is a children's novel about a dog. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, the book was first published in 1953 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1954. It regularly appears on public library and school reading lists.
Plot summary
Hurry Home, Candy tells the story of a young dog named Candy, chronicling his life through several traumatic and joyful events. Told from the dog's perspective, the reader experiences Candy's separation from his mother and being brought to a cold kitchen floor with the ever-present threat of being hit with a broom. Later in the story, Candy becomes a beloved pet to two small children, only to later become separated from them. His quest to survive and be re-united with his new family constitutes the rest of the narrative.
