The Dog that Saved Christmas

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Interest Age 8+ Reading Age 8 | A Julia Eccleshare Pick for November 2018

Award-winning author Nicola Davies has a special talent for writing about the special bonds that can exist between children and animals. She also has a commitment to make sure that children of all kinds can find themselves in a story.  In The Dog That Saved Christmas she brings the two strands together beautifully.

The touching story tells of how Christmas is made happy for Jake by his friendship with a lost dog. For Jake, Christmas is not a time of fun but a time of huge anxiety as he copes with bright lights, loud noises and the unexpected behaviour of others and the changes in routines. But, when he finds a lost dog on the street, the two forge a very special bond.

In the little dog Susan, Jake finds a companion who enables him to stay calm and to cope with the things he finds difficult. A beautiful story which is especially suitable for children finding reading stamina.

Reviewed by Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
Julia Eccleshare has a lifetime of working within children’s books as a critic, an editor, an author and a commentator.
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About The Dog that Saved Christmas

Jake is different from the other kids at school. He struggles when routines change and people's emotions are so hard to understand. Christmas can be even worse and often the festivities are just too much to bear. But when Jake finds a little dog lost in the street he unlocks a connection he's never had before. Together Jake and Susan form a special bond that helps him to understand the world around him, changing his life for the better.

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