• Age: 4 to 9
• Grade: p to 4

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.

Catherine Simpson holds degrees from Memorial University and Mount Saint Vincent University and has taught at both primary and college levels in rural Newfoundland. In her spare time she enjoys reading, making art, and getting outdoors.

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Joanne Snook-Hann has been painting and drawing for the past 20 years. She is a graduate of Memorial University’s School of Fine Arts and is the illustrator of several children’s books, including ‘Sailor: The Hangashore Newfoundland Dog,’ ‘The Turnip Top Pony,’ ‘A Viking Ship for Brendan’ and‘There Are No Polar Bears Here.’

Joanne is presently working primarily in prismacolour and finds inspiration in beautiful items from the past. Antique teacups, plates and other vintage items are among her favourite subject matter.

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