A doughty young Labrador retriever, a roguish bull terrier, and an indomitable Siamese cat traverse through 200 miles of the Canadian wilderness to make their way home to the family they love.

"Originally published in different form in Woman's Illustrated, London, in 1960 and subsequently published in the United States by McCall's magazine in 1961. First published in hardcover in the United States by Little, Brown, Boston, in 1961. Subsequently published in the United States by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, New York, in 1996." -- Title page verso.