Ruggles likes visiting all his friends in the town - in a highly unauthorised fashion! Follow this soppy shaggy dog through all seasons, as he disappears from the garden to the wider world outside - Colditz style! He knows the dogcatcher really well, but he also knows all the children in the park. In the winter, though, the cosiness of the house could be just tempting enough.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2010 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Ruth Brown has created a great many picture books for Andersen Press and is highly respected as an author and illustrator. She is married to artist Ken Brown and they have two grown-up sons and 1 grandson. Anne Fine is a bestselling author, former Children's Laureate and prize-winner with great profile across the trade, libraries and educational markets.