Cannonball Simp Author:John Burningham The Bobbs-Merrill Company Hardcover - Weekly Reader, copyright 1966. Size:8.2" x10 1/2". "Simp was what most people would call an ugly little dog. She was fat and small, and had only a stump for a tail. Her owner found homes for her brothers and sisters but could not persuage anybody to take Simp. One evening he took Simp outside of town and jus... more »t dropped her near a trash dump." Follow Simp feeling alone and hungry and finally ending up in the circus.« less