Big Day on the River

A little girl looks forward to her first solo raft ride on the river, but her well-meaning relatives don't want to leave her alone.

At dawn, Willie danced her way to the river, joyful to be alone and grinning ear-to-ear.
"Yow-eee!" she shouted. "My first day out on the Wallawatchee, and nobody's here to tell me what to do or how to do it!"

Willie can't wait to take her raft out on the river for the first time. Her loving relatives want her to have a wonderful trip, so they load the raft with everything she might need: watermelons and lemonade, sun umbrellas and warm blankets, and even a camp stove. There's hardly enough room left for Willie!

But this resourceful girl isn't about to let anything sink her plans—not even her wonderful family. She'll have her own riotous river adventure yet!

Bestselling author Sarah Wilson has created an irresistible story about a spunky little girl's first steps toward independence.