Synopsis Beside the sea, there once lived a cow, a donkey, a sheep, a pig, and a tiny little mouse. One warm, sunny morning--for no particular reason--they decided to go for a row in the bay. Do you know who sank the boat? Funny. just right for the very young. The New Yorker. An American Bookseller Pick of the List Book. Library of Congress Books for Children. Full color. Annotation The reader is invited to guess who causes the boat to sink when five animal friends of varying sizes decide to go for a row. Kids Own Aust Literature Award (KOALA) 2003 - Short listed Young Reader Gaylene Gordon Memorial Prize 2001 - Winner Children's Book Internat'l Board on bks for young people 1984 - Honour for Illustration New South Wales State Literary Award 1983 - Joint winner Children's Book CBC Book of the Year 1983 - Winner Picture Book