The Invisible Dog and Other Animal Stories

Nov 16, 2024 7:22 PM

Author:Dick King-Smith,Evan Milton

Brought to you by Puffin.

Puffin presents five stories from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith.

This collection featuring one of Dick King-Smith's most famous stories The Invisible Dog.

The Invisible Dog is the story of a girl who tries to satisfy her yearning for a dog by introducing an imaginary Great Dane called Henry to the house. Her wish comes true and she is allowed a real Henry - but there's more than a hint that old Mrs Garrow, with her cackling laugh and black cat, may have been involved.

The other brilliant stories featured this collection are: The Clockwork mouse, King Max the Last, Noah's Brother and Daggie Dogfoot.

'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children

Reviews

Michael Rosen is a poet with a superb ear for the rhythms of language

—— Guardian

One of our most popular writers - the champion for every bored, overdrilled, tested-to-tears pupil in the land

—— The Times

I think poetry for children needs to be saved from the cold dissection of right and wrong answers and put back into rooms and halls full of wonder, compassion, haunting, laughter, music and rhythm. We need to hear its many cultures, many voices, many sounds. This is about wide and diverse participation. Diverse verse for all!

—— Michael Rosen, Children's Laureate 20072009

Nothing about this playful free verse is obscure or difficult, yet it revels in the sounds and meanings of words. It contains whimsy, flights of fancy and even satire.

—— The Times

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