A modern, warm and engaging shaggy dog story from Australia's leading picture-book maker. One morning Kate bursts into her parents' bedroom. "Let's get a pup!" she cries. They all set off to the rescue centre where they see dogs of all shapes and sizes. Kate knows which one she wants the second she sees him. Small, cute and excited, to Kate, Dave is everything a dog could be. But then she sees Rosy...

 

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 2007 by Walker Books Ltd .

Bob Graham is Australia's leading picture-book-maker and winner of the Smarties Prize Gold Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal.