Another adorable Benjy book by Margaret Bloy Graham. This one hits especially close to home since we are about to go overseas for a couple weeks and leave Molly in the care of a neighbor. I'm already worried that she'll think we've abandoned her!
In Graham's story Benjy's family boards a ship for a cruise, leaving him with Aunt Mary. Of course the kids and Benjy are sad. So later when he sees a ship at the port he thinks it's the same one with his family on it and he breaks away from Aunt Mary and runs aboard.
Not only is he stuck on a strange ship, but there's also the ship cat who doesn't like him. The cook soon finds Benjy and takes care of him, feeding him hamburgers and letting him sleep on his bed. Eventually everyone onboard, even the cat, become his friends. Not to worry, there is a happy reunion with his family at the end!
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