A rollicking canine caper from Mei Matsuoka, the creator of Burger Boy and Footprints in the Snow.
The day has arrived for the Dogs' Summer Ball. It's so high class that each dog must remove their bottom before they are allowed inside the hall. But in the middle of all the frivolity something unexpected happens and the dogs have to make a hasty exit...with or without the correct bottom!
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A rollicking canine caper from Mei Matsuoka, the creator of Burger Boy and Footprints in the Snow.
The day has arrived for the Dogs' Summer Ball. It's so high class that each dog must remove their bottom before they are allowed inside the hall. But in the middle of all the frivolity something unexpected happens and the dogs have to make a hasty exit...with or without the correct bottom!
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The day has arrived for the Dogs' Summer Ball. It's so high class, that each dog must remove their bottom before they are allowed inside the hall. But in the middle of all the frivolity something unexpected happens and the dogs have to make a hasty exit... with or without the correct bottom!'Big, clever, funny' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'It's maybe my all time favourite kids' book' DAWN O'PORTER'Unmissable!' BOOKSELLERCelebrating its 10th year in publication, this unmissable and hilarious picture book has been shortlisted for the Sheffield Book Award, the Best Children's Illustrated Book Award and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
Awards
Commended for Sheffield Children's Book Award (UK).
Short-listed for Roald Dahl Funny Prize (UK).
Critic Reviews
“"Unmissable."”
"Big, clever, funny." The Sunday Telegraph
"It's maybe my all time favourite kids' book" Dawn O'Porter
"Unmissable!" Bookseller's Choice, The Bookseller
"It's illustrated with beautiful simplicity, written with verve - and is like nothing else you'll read this year." -- Benjamin Secher The Daily Telegraph
"Clever and inventive... great fun from an author with a superb sense of humour... this is a hilarious picture book for slightly older children and a great book to read aloud." Northern Ireland Homes & Lifestyle
About the Author
Since graduating from Kingston College of Art in 2004 Mei Matsuoka has been much in demand as an illustrator. Her illustrations for a short story won first prize in a UNESCO sponsored competition, which she travelled to Japan to collect in 2005. Mei was on the final longlist of candidates nominated as Best New Illustrators, and is one of the UK's most exciting newcomers to children's books.
Peter Bently was born in Tidworth and attended Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied for a BA Hons in Modern Languages. He has two children, Theo (8) and Tara (5), and now lives in Devon. He has also written several other picture books, including A Lark in the Ark (Egmont) and Shark in the Dark (Macmillan).
Back Cover
The Dogs are having a ball today, Roll up for the canine cabaret! It started one fine summer night When every pooch and mutt in sight Was jumping and jiving to the band - But things didn't turn out quite as planned... Sit back and enjoy this rollicking canine caper. It's barking mad!
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