The Incredible Journey. Poster of the 1963 movie and cover of the 1960 book
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The Incredible Journey
Sheila Burnford, 1960
movie vs book
Fletcher Markle, 1963

The Hunter family receive a telegram detailing that the father, James, has been offered a visiting fellowship at Oxford University in England. However, their two children, Peter and Elizabeth, worry about what is to be done with their two dogs, Luath the young Labrador Retriever and Bodger the elderly English Bull Terrier, along with their Siamese cat Tao, while they are away.