
This Candlewick Sparks title offers newly independent readers the chance to experience early fiction from one of today's most talented author-and-illustrator teams.
Houndsley loves to canoe. Catina loves to ride bikes. But when Houndsley takes Catina out...

From the creators of the E.B. White Read Aloud winner "Houndsley and Catina," comes another adventure about a charming pair of friends. Full color.

A charming tale about paddling past fears with the help of true friends. Houndsley loves to canoe. Catina loves to ride bikes. But when Houndsley takes Catina out canoeing, she chatters the whole time, drowning out the sounds Houndsley loves, like the call of birds or the plink...
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The friends have to discover what is annoying both of them when Catina chatters during their canoe ride when Houndsley wants to enjoy the sounds of nature, and Houndsley balks at going on a bike ride with Catina. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards...