Dear Hound - Hardcover

Murphy, Jill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802721907 ISBN 13: 9780802721907

Publisher: Walker & Co, 2010

Synopsis

Alfie's your average deer hound puppy-curious about the world around him, happy to chase the cat and laze around in his favorite beanbag bed, and very loyal to his boy, Charlie. So he's extremely upset when Charlie goes away and leaves him with a sitter-upset enough that he escapes into the woods. With the help of some friendly foxes, Alfie learns to live in the wild, but he never stops thinking of Charlie and trying to find his way home. And Charlie, of course, never stops thinking of Alfie, either. Will these two be able to find each other before it's too late? Featuring irresistible black-and-white line drawings on every spread, Dear Hound is both an accessible, heartwarming story and the perfect choice for readers graduating out of early chapter books.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'What on earth are we going to do with him?' asked Sunset.

Alfie is a young deerhound. He loves his boy Charlie, and cheese and he's very good at digging holes - and not much else. But poor Alfie has got lost. He's never been away from home before and he's scared - of thunderstorms and being hungry and never seeing Charlie again . . .

Meanwhile, Charlie doesn't know what to do - but one thing is for sure: he'll never stop looking for his dear hound. Can Alfie ever find his way back to Charlie - and his great big squashy beanbag in the kitchen?

About the Author:

JILL MURPHY is the author of the Worst Witch series, which has sold over four million copies worldwide, as well as several award-winning picture books for younger children. She lives in England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker & Co
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0802721907
• ISBN 13: 9780802721907
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192