Riptide Author:Frances Ward Weller Illustrated by Robert J. Blake. — "This is a book that must be read aloud and savored so that young listeners can hear the rich text and imagery that resounds like the rolling sea. A riproaring good adventure story starring a memorable canine... " — --School Library Journal, starred review — "Blake's full bodied oil paintings capture Rip's spirit a... more »s he repeatedly ignores posted signs prohibiting dogs on the beach. Weller's poetic text, intensified by Blake's dramatic paintings, memorializes a beloved dog renowned along the Cape Cod shore."
--Booklist, starred review
"This tale of an indomitable sea-loving dog is a pet lover's dream come true."