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Why do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. And sometimes when you begin to wonder, you begin to make things happen. So the children set out to bring the storks back to Shora. The force of their vision put the whole village to work until at last the dream began to come true. Winner, 1955 Newbery Medal
Notable Children's Books of 1940-1970 (ALA)
1963 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
Wheel on the School FROM THE PUBLISHER Why did the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren, who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. And sometimes when you begin to wonder, you begin to make things happen. So the children set out to bring the storks back. They had to overcome many obstacles, including the fierce and threatening sea. But they wouldn't give up -- and soon their determination and their vision got the whole village working, until at last the dream began to come true.
FROM THE CRITICS New York Times Meindert DeJong thinks as a child thinks. His writing has style, humor, tenderness and freshness. it is difficult to imagine drawings more in tune with the text than these unforgettable ones by Maurice Sendak.
Commonweal Once more Mr. Dejong has written, with literary skill, a heartfelt story.
Saturday Review . . . a happy story, written with the freshness and beauty and understanding of youngsters that make this author's stories unforgettable.
Times Literary Supplement The whole thing trembles with impatience and anxiety.
Saturday Review . . . a happy story, written with the freshness and beauty and understanding of youngsters that make this author's stories unforgettable.
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