The Inside Dog

Cuddles is an inside dog, so when his family goes on a farm holiday he is horrified to find himself outside with the farm dogs - a charming story about being brave and trying new experiences by award-winning children's author Pip Harry with illustrations by Carolyn Davis

Cuddles loves warm laps, snuggly couches and soft beds. He is most definitely an inside dog. So when his family decides to bring him along on a farm holiday, Cuddles is horrified to find himself outside with the farm dogs. Will this inside dog ever be ready for outside adventures?

A charming book about stepping out of your comfort zone and trying new things from CBCA award-winning author Pip Harry, with illustrations by Carolyn Davis.

Pip Harry (Author)

Pip Harry is an Australian author, copywriter and journalist. Her young adult novels include I'll Tell You Mine, Head of the River and Because of You. Her middle grade novel The Little Wave won the 2020 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers. Pip's second middle grade novel, Are You There, Buddha?, was a 2022 Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book and was shortlisted for the 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature. Pip's next middle grade novel, August & Jones, was published by Hachette in 2022 and was shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers 2023 and the 2024 YABBA Awards, and won the CBCA Shadow Judging Book of the Year for Younger Readers. Her first picture book, Over or Under? is inspired by a lifetime of ocean swimming and occasionally getting dumped by big waves. See also:

Carolyn Davis (Illustrator)

Carolyn Davis is an accomplished Art Director with a distinguished career at top advertising agencies worldwide with over 60 international awards for her work. Her passion for painting and drawing has led to numerous commissions including an award-winning series of posters for the American Red Cross. She has also co-written and illustrated two self-published picture books, Winona and Don't Die Trying. The Inside Dog, written by Pip Harry, marks her debut as a children's book illustrator with Hachette. Originally from Australia, Carolyn now resides in her picture-book apartment in New York City with her partner, Matt, and their cat, Shadow. Find Carolyn at

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