Honk, the Moose is a children's book by Phil Stong.
It tells the story of a moose who takes over a small town which causes an uproar when three young boys try to save the moose and make it through the cold Minnesota winter.
[1] The book, illustrated by Kurt Wiese, was first published in 1935, and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1936.
[2] In 1970, it won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was listed in Cattermole's 100 Best Children's Books of the 20th Century.
Based on a true story from Biwabik, Minnesota, it effectively describes the lives of Finnish immigrants there.