Hound Dog moves to the country, and promises his best friend Jojo that he'll write. But from Hound Dog's first letter, we realise that he has fallen in with bad company. Will Hound Dog stand up to his new friends? Or will he be swayed into behaving badly? Told through a combination of letters between Hound Dog and Zoot, and straight narration, this is a really appealing and endearing story. Jaunty and readable, it's terrific fun to read aloud and in places is laugh out loud funny. Hound Dog is an adorably hapless hero, who comes good in the end.

 

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 2005 by Oxford University Press .

David Bedford has been writing full-time for children for over five years. He lives with his wife and daughter in Norfolk. Peter Kavanagh has over fifty books to his name. He too lives with his wife and two children in Norfolk. Melanie Williamson won the Rothertham Children's Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Sheffield Award twice. Wolf's Magnificent Masterplan was selected by Bookaboo.