John Bond brilliantly captures the single-mindedness of small children…little readers will certainly want seconds. Egmont published his very first children's book, the bestselling A Lark in the Ark , which was shortlisted for the Red House award and the inaugural BookTrust Book of the Year awards. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. In this brilliantly funny rhyming picture book, lots of silly dogs in even sillier costumes demonstrate their wily ways, blending in (or not) to their environments like the doggy geniuses they are.

There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors. The Highway Rat, gallops along the highway stealing food from other animals – clover from a rabbit, nuts from a squirrel and even his own horse’s hay, until he encounters a cunning duck! I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly! Young children might take on role play for some of the situations included in Dogs in Disguise so that they develop interactive skills and imagination. Their first title 'Dogs in Disguise' (published Sep 2021) is a hilarious, rhyming story about the secret lives of our four-legged friends.After a career as a non-fiction editor, he turned to writing for children soon after the birth of his son Theo. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. Now, I’m at least 55 years older than the intended audience for Dogs in Disguise and a cat lover but I adored this book. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

An exciting new collaboration between the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning author Peter Bently and the incredibly talented illustrator John Bond! Growing up on a farm in the Cotswolds, he went on to study a degree in Illustration at Kingston University, London. Some have full rhyme like ‘big’ and ‘wig’, but on other occasions the rhymes are homophones for example, so that Dogs in Disguise could be a brilliant tool for teaching developing writing. You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot!John has recently joined forces with award winning author, Peter Bently, to work on a series of exciting new picture books. Firstly, it has a thick, robust cover that will withstand many readings – both in the home and in other early years settings – that makes it feel high quality. It is probably a surprise for everyone that dogs wear disguises, but in fact, as this book assures us, fashion-forward red setters are roaming our streets in their trendy outfits, shih-tzus are cannily competing in jujitsu matches under our very noses, and puppies are disguising themselves as gnus to get into the zoo. The end papers are vibrant and colourful and there’s a richness to the colours used throughout that would make group use very easy because the images are strong and captivating.

The follow up title ‘Mini Rabbit Must Help’ published in June 2020 with the final book in the series, ‘Mini Rabbit Come Home’ being published in March 2021. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first. It’s a fantastic independent book seller that will actually be responsive and select appropriate books for you.From schnauzers in trousers to cosmonaut cockapoos, this jaunty rhyming text from hugely popular, award-winning author, Peter Bently, with brilliantly witty illustrations from John Bond, creator of the Mini Rabbit books, will have children howling with laughter! and even a wee joke, Bently as ever effortlessly alliterates himself through a tongue-twisting tangle of clothes.