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A seasonal sequel to one of our most beloved children's books, voted the public's favourite Kate Greenaway medal-winner Interest age: from c 4 years Published 05/02/2009 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Red Fox) in the United Kingdom Paperback | 32 pages, Full colour Praise for Dogger: "This is Hughes' most heartwarming picture book . Format: PaperbackISBN: 9781862308053Publish/Release date: February 5, 2009Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UKNumber of pages: 32Width (mm): 216Height (mm): 280Depth (mm): 4 But in the excitement of new toys, will Dave forget about his old friend, Dogger?
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She has read it again and again on repeat and regularly asks for it, seeking it out if I've moved it out of circulation for a while. Good story, good morals and beautifully bought alive with wondering illustrations. She also always points out things with the little brother in the story (Joe) that are relevant to her real life with a new little sister (eg Connie likes hard toys like joe/she likes putting toys in her mouth as she's getting teeth/we have stacking cups like joe but not that pink one/Connie can't have ice-cream as she's a baby).
Also good present idea if you're looking to buy a book as it's beautiful, realistic, and relatable, but not as popular as some other books so less likely the parents already own it. I loved this story myself as a child in the early 90s, and bought a copy for my daughter when she was 2. I've appreciated this book even more since recently having my second daughter. She also loves taking 7 teddies to bed like Bella now, and putting her toy dog on a lead and walking it around like Dave does.
Like all the Shirley Hughes books I've read so far, they are beautifully illustrated, with just the right amount of subtlety in their message. It actually makes me cry a little bit sometimes when I think about how kind that is for a child to do. There is a page where big sister Bella does something very kind, and my now 3 year old really hones in on this.
Good for teaching young children about various things (numbers (how many teddies Bella has, how dogger costs 5p but Dave only has 3 etc), what different races are (eggs me spoon, wheelbarrow etc) and so on. My daughter tries to copy "big sister Bella" in her pretend play, acting out the book and her kindness.
Lovely formall children to read but even more relevant to her now especially as she now has a clear favourite toy she carries everywhere, and she also has a younger sibling. This is a heartwarming book about a boy who loses his favourite toy, and how his family come together to help him get it back again.
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