Abel's Island by William Steig

This book wasn't my favorite book, but it was pretty good. I liked that it had some illustrations in it, but it wasn't filled with them like a picture book.
One day Abel and Amanda(mice) went into the woods for a picnic. In the middle of their picnic it started pouring so Abel and Amanda ran to the first covered place they could find. The place that they found was a tree with other furry creatures inside. When everybody was looking at the rain Amanda's scarf blew off her neck. Abel left the tree and got her scarf, but he got blown away by the wind. He ended up on an island. He tried to get off the island every way he could: by swimming, sailing, stepping stones and even flying.

One day Abel met a frog and he became friends with the him. The waves slowed down and the frog left. Abel tried to get off of the island again. This time he succeeded by swimming and jumping onto near by rocks. He went home and lived a happy life with Amanda, his wife.

When I was reading this book, I thought it would end with Abel still on the island. I am happy that he did make it home.