Finders Keepers (Will and Nicholas children's book) explained

Finders Keepers
Author:	William Lipkind
Illustrator:	Nicholas Mordvinoff
Language:	English
Genre:	children's books picture books
Publisher:	Harcourt Education
Release Date:	1951
Media Type:	Print (Hardback)

Finders Keepers is a book written by William Lipkind and illustrated by Nicholas Mordvinoff. Released by Harcourt, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1952.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Two dogs named Nap and Winkle find one bone and have difficulty deciding which of them owns it. Nap and Winkle begin to ask people who the bone belongs to. They ask a farmer, a goat, and a haircutter. A big dog takes the bone from both Nap and Winkle. After, getting the bone back from the big dog, Nap and Winkle discover that the bone belongs to both of them.

Reviews

“Here is a perfect combination of rollicking story and pictures that have strength, life and humor in every line.”^[3]

Notes and References

1. American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.
2. And the Winner Is... Publishers Weekly -2 Dec 2011 “No other award has the economic significance of the Newbery and Caldecott,” says Anita Silvey, author, former publisher of children's books at Houghton .... And Horning notes that the 1952 Caldecott winner, Finders Keepers by William Lipkind, illustrated by Nicolas Mordvinoff, was controversial in its day ..
3. Web site: Finders Keepers. Goodreads. 2016-01-14.