Poor Winston's too busy to play with his friends - he is off to the vet with a great big splinter in his paw, and there's absolutely nothing worse than having a splinter in your paw, or so Winston thinks. But what Winston doesn't see as he crosses the busy city is that unlike his friends, he's one very lucky pup! If only he would look around and see the chaos he leaves behind him . . . but having a splinter can be very distracting.

A bright, bold and brilliantly funny book.

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 2012 by Pan Macmillan .

Pamela Duncan Edwards grew up in the Wirral, but has spent most of her adult life in the USA. She worked as a children's librarian before becoming a writer and is now the bestselling author of over 30 children's books, including for Macmillan: I'M BIG ENOUGH NOW (978-0-333-99049-0) TEDDY BEAR HIDE-AND-SEEK (978-0-230-01442-8) and CATCH THAT KITTEN (978-0-333-96445-3). This is her second collaboration with illustrator, Deborah Allwright. Benji Davies is an animation director and illustrator of children's books. He lives in London with his wife, Nina.