Story by Cynthia Rylant Pictures by Sucie Stevenson WINNERS OF THE THEODOR Seuss GEIsEL AWARDHenry and Mudge have had many adventures together and you can read them all! Look for these great stories: Henry and Mudge Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble Henry and Mudge in the Green Time Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea Henry aud Mudge Get the Cold Shivers Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps Henry and Mudge Take the Big Test Henry and Mudge and the Lang Weekend Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind Henry and Mudge and the Carefiel Cousin Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of Alt Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers Henry and Mudge ard the Starry Night Henry and Mudge and Annie’ Good Move Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan Henry and Mudge ana Annie's Perfect Pet Henry and Mudge ain the Tall Tree House Henry and Muge and Mrs. Hopper's House Henry and Mudge and she Wild Goose Chase Heury and Muge ad she Funny Lunch Henry anal Mudge and a Very Merry Christinas Henry and Mudge AND THE Forever Sea The Sixth Book of Their Adventures Story by Cynthia Rylant Pictures by Sugie Stevenson Ready-to-Read Aladdin PaperbacksTo Cheryl and Marc—CR For Walker—SS THE HENRY AND MUDGE BOOKS Fic Aluidin Papernacks Baton, 1993 Text copyright © 1989 by Cynthia Rylane Illustrations copyright © 1989 by Sugie Stevenson Abin Paperbacks ‘An impein’ of Sion & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division 1230 Avenue of the Americat Now York, NY 10520 All rights reserve including che sight of reproduction in whole or in pare in any form READY-TO-READ isa rogisterdd wademask of Simon & Schuster Ine Also available ina Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Editi ‘The text ofthis book was se in 18 pt. Gouly Ol Style, The illastrations were rendered in pen-and-ink and watercole reproduced i fll calor Printed and hound! in the United States of Ame 30 ‘The Littary of Congres has catalogued the hardcover edition as {allows Rylane, Cynthia, Henry and Make and the forever sea: che sinth hook of eit adventures cory by Cynthia Rylane = pictures by Sugie Stevenson, pom Summary: Follows the seaside adventures of Henry: Henrys father, and Heneys hig dog Mudge. ISBNS 9760400910169 (ISON. 10; BaW-816-F hes 'SUN. 5 9760.699.4101746 ISBN 069-0172) Ugh) On0LAK [1. Seashore—Fietion. 2.Dogs—Fietion. 3.Fathers and sons Fiction [ Stevenson, Sugie, il Il Tile IPZ7.ROBIHE 1993) [e}slez0 2.28646 Contents To the Beach The Forever Sea Brave Dog Good-bye, Crab 13 27 39was sun and Henry and his big dog Mudge were going to the beach. reHenry promised he would like it. “You'll like the waves,” he said. “And the sand castles. And the shells. But don’t drink the water!” he warned. “Too salty!” They went in the car with Henry's father. In Henry’s bag were green goggles, a yellow bucket, an orange shovel, and a dump truck.In Henry's father’s bag were a book about shells, six towels, and a red rubber lobster he liked to bring along. In Mudge’s bag were a blue bowl, a jug of water, half of a bone, and a tennis ball.They sang sea songs all the way. Henry’s father said “Yo-ho-ho” about a hundred times. Henry acted like a shark. Mudge just wagged. They couldn’t wait to get there.The Forever Sea “T see it!” Henry shouted. - The ocean was waiting. \! Tt was blue and white and forever.Mudge got there first. He ran right into the water. SPLASH! %\ re Hones fither : honked the car horn. Mudge barked. They parked the car and ran for the sand.A big wave knocked Henry down. He rolled all the way back to shore. ~ The white foam rushed around their legs. They laughed and hopped and ran.“Wow,” said Henry. B He got up ge Henry’s father ® rode a wave ~~ and ran back in. 2 ee likeshetwas = a surfboard. —22 He rode it all the way back to shore. “Wow,” he said. He got up and ran back in. Mudge was not as brave as Henry and Henry’s father. He just ran along the edge. He stayed out of the big waves. ceBut still he got so wet that he looked like \ a whale with legs.a “gepo @ 6 ° @o 4) ® Brave Dog \\q Henry and Mudge and Henry’s father -7 =) walked to a hot dog sHenry had a hot dog Mudge had three hot dogs. with ketchup. Plain. Henry’s father had a hot dog In one gulp. with ketchup and mustard and onions and slaw and chili and cheese. “Yuck,” said Henry. 28 29After lunch, Henry and his father began to build a sand castle. Henry made the moats. Henry’s father made the towers. Mudge made a nice bed and went to sleep.Suddenly a giant wave washed far on the sand and it covered everything. It covered the moats. It covered the towers. When the castle was finished, Henry’s father stuck his red rubber lobster on the tallest tower. Then he and Henry clapped their hands.It covered Mudge, who woke up. con cried Henry’s father. “Oops,” said Henry. ve The water was pulling it out to sea.Mudge ran and jumped into the waves. He caught the lobster before it was lost forever. “Good dog!” said Henry’s father. “Brave dog!” said Henry. They all had cherry sno-conesb or. it was time to say good-bye al vie ae to the ocean. oH. \Henry and Mudge and Henry’s father walked along the sand, watching the orange sun set, watching the water sparkle ‘green and yellow. ~ Suddenly, a crab popped out from under the sand. ~ It came up sideways, very fast. So fast that Mudge nearly stepped on it. 4142 “Look out, Mudge!” Henry said. Mudge stopped and put his nose to the sand. The crab looked at him. He looked at the crab. “T can’t tell if that is the front of the crab or the back of the crab,” said Henry’s father.Henry looked at its Suddenly the crab ran, new hole. “Wow,” he said. “Wow,” said his father. sideways, away from them. Mudge chased it. Mudge stuck his nose It popped back into the hole. under the sand. But nobody came out. 4“Since we can’t have crab for dinner,” said Henry’s father, “T guess we'll have to have another cherry sno-cone.” g Z ‘ o£ Henry cheered and hugged him. As they walked down the sand, Mudge stuck his nose into every hole he s oatBut nobody ever came out. “I live in Oregon with my son, Nate, and our two dogs and one large cat. I have always loved pets. Raised in the country in West Virginia, I was surrounded by hound dogs end barn cats. “When I grew up and found myself raising a 30y and dogs, was inspired to write the Henry and Mudge stories, I know all about cold shivers, big tests, happy cats, and wild winds. And especially big drooly, lovable dogs.” —Cynthia RylantKee Henry and his 180-pound dog Mudge are best friends forever. And in this sixth book of their adventures they share a fun-filled day at the beach. =e Fe pt Fe Ready-to-Read books offer children a world of possibilities at four different reading levels: 5 Independently + More-complex stories ++ Varied sentence structure + Paragraphs and short chapters us $3.99/