NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY National Book Awards Finalist American Library Association Notable Children's Books New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Books of the Year Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List NYT Outstanding Books of the Year New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Books of the Year The New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year School Library Best Books of the Year School Library Journal Best Books of the Year ALA Notable Children's Books New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year NYT Best Illustrated BOTY Publisher Marketing: Amos the mouse and Boris the whale: a devoted pair of friends with nothing at all in common, except good hearts and a willingness to help their fellow mammal. They meet after Amos sets out to sail the sea and finds himself in extreme need of rescue. And there will come a day, long after Boris has gone back to a life at sea and Amos has gone back to life on dry land, when the tiny mouse must find a way to rescue the great whale. Amos & Boris is a 1971 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Notable Children's Book of the Year, and Outstanding Book of the Year. Author/Illustrator: William Steig ISBN: 9780312535667 Publisher: Square Fish Binding: Paperback Pub Date: September 15, 2009 Target Age Group: 05 to 08

Publisher Marketing: When Elmer Elevator hears about the plight of an overworked and underappreciated baby flying dragon, he stows away on a ship and travels to Wild Island to rescue the dragon. Author: Ruth Stiles Gannett ISBN: 9780394890487 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Binding: Paperback Copyright Date: 1987 Pub Date: November 12, 1987 Target Age Group: 08 to 12