Two basset hound puppies love running around in their own backyard with their ears flapping and flying in the breeze. This image inspired their mother, Violet Dolittle, to name them Wilbur and Orville in honor of those other flying brothers. Being typical basset hounds, they decide to leave the safety of their own home and explore the rest of the world. Their boundless energy and curiosity carry them through many yards and encounters with new creatures. Soon, however, they realize they have gone too far. They are lost! They need help to find their way back home. Can the reader help them? This is a story of exploration, adventure, and active engagement of the reader to reach a happy ending and the realization that "there's no place like home."