The humorous story of a little boy and a dog who are destined to be together! Polly belongs with Molly, Eric belongs with Derek, Perry belongs with Terry - everyone knows that owners and their dogs belong together in their own unique way. But for Poor Mr Scruff, alone in the dogs' home, there's no one - that is until a very special little boy arrives looking for a friend... A wonderful, witty and warm story about the true nature of friendship from award-winning author-illustrator Simon James.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

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 2019 by Walker Books Ltd .

Simon James is the author and illustrator of a number of best-selling picture books. These include Dear Greenpeace and Leon and Bob, which was a Smarties Book Prize Silver Medal Winner and Little One Step.