Speedy: The Beaver That Couldn't Swim is a children's picture book featuring a remarkable beaver named Little Willie. He is a young beaver whose fear of water leads him on quite an adventure. After being told by his parents that he is going to learn how to swim, Little Willie decides to run away from home and ends up lost deep in the forrest. Luckily he is befriended by a boy named Dwayne and before he knows it, Willie gets a new name and experiences his greatest adventures.