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First published in 1966, this new hardcover edition celebrates Charlie the Tramp's fiftieth anniversary. Charlie the Beaver wants to be a tramp when he grows up. “Tramps don’t have to learn how to chop down trees and how to roll logs and how to build dams. Tramps just tramp around and have a good time. Tramps carry sticks with little bundles tied to them. They sleep in a field when the weather is nice, and when it rains they sleep in a barn.” Charlie sets off with his bundle. But when he hears water trickling, he can’t get to sleep. Will he be able to resist the urge to make it stop? As Grandfather Beaver says, “You never know when a tramp will turn out to be a beaver.” An American classic, Charlie the Tramp won the Boys Club of America Junior Book Award in 1968, but has been out of print for several years. Now young readers will once again be able to enjoy Charlie's adventures, and ponder along with him who they may one day grow up to be.