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Interest Age: from 0 to 5
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jeannewillis.com/Illustrated By
Tony RossPublisher
Andersen Press LtdPublication date
3rd June 2010ISBN
9781842708804Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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Old Dog
Written by:
Jeanne Willis
Illustrated by:
Tony Ross
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RRP: £5.99 Saving £1.50 (25%)Synopsis
Old Dog by Jeanne Willis'You can't teach an old dog new tricks'. The Young Pups don't want to visit Grandpa - he is so boring, and only ever wants to talk about the olden days. They don't believe Grandpa was ever young or fun, so Grandpa sets out to prove them wrong, and show them that there is life in the old dog yet!
Reviews
Essential for readers aged 4+The Times
A warm-hearted story about not underestimating your aged grandparents which all generations will enjoy.
Guardian
Another very funny picture book from this partnership. Children's Bookseller A dream team of writer and illustrator!
The Times
Toddlers can't resist Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross's uproarious tales. Daily Telegraph
About The Author
Jeanne Willis has had a successful career working in advertising and as an author, writing over eighty picture books, poetry books, television scripts and novels for children. She has won numerous awards including the Red House Children’s Book Award, the Smarties Prize and the Sheffield Children’s Book Award. Her teenage novel Naked Without a Hat was shortlisted for the 2003 Whitbread Children's Book Award and Dumb Creatures was longlisted for the 2005 Carnegie Medal. Her other novels include the Goffins series, Shamanka and Grandad and John and her picture books include Little Big Mouth, Mummy, Do You Love Me? and Never Too Little to Love. She lives in North London.
Photo credit: Justine Stoddart
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