By Laura James (author) , Charlie Alder (illustrator) Part of the News Hounds series
"Hold the front page for dachshund Gizmo"
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Gizmo the dachshund has moved to the country. He didn’t really want to, but where Grannie goes, he goes. However, life in the village of Puddle, unprepossessing as it sounds, turns out to be rather exciting. He makes friends with next door neighbour Jilly the Irish wolfhound and before you know it is helping her find new owners near to home for her four puppies.
It’s a real challenge, and the other village dogs can’t come up with a solution, but then Gizmo has a brilliant idea, one that uses his unique skills, learned at the foot of Grannie’s typewriter (she was a journalist). It’s highly entertaining, the illustrations – in full colour – are very appealing and this is great for children ready for solo reading.
Gizmo is a city dog, so when he moves to the village of Puddle with his journalist human he doesn't know WHAT to expect. Certainly not FLOWERS. Or BEES. And he couldn't have even imagined MUD. Luckily he's got Jilly, the wolfhound next door, to show him around. But Jilly has a problem. Her puppies are going to be given to new owners far away.
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She'll never see them again! Gizmo might not know the difference between a cow and a tractor but he's got a nose for a story, and a great idea to help Jilly. What if the dogs of Puddle had a newspaper? STOP PRESS!
A charming and hilarious new illustrated young fiction series about the things dogs get up to when their humans aren't looking, from the author of The Adventures of Pug series. Perfect for fans of Toto the Ninja Cat and The Secret Life of Pets.
Praise for Cowboy Pug;
A great book with lovely pictures and typography for five- to seven-year-olds who are starting to read for themselves and like dogs with multiple chins - The Times
Praise for Captain Pug;
Gorgeous funny young fiction - Bookseller
Praise for Fabio: The Case of the Missing Hippo;
Zany ... Even reluctant readers will have a blast - Irish Times
This neon-bright mystery involves a talent show, a hippo jazz singer, gallons of pink lemonade and, of course, Fabio - Metro
Laura James ’ love of storytelling began at an early age and led her to undertake a degree in Film Studies and an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. The Adventures of Pug are based on the antics of her own very silly dogs, Brian and Florence. Together the three of them live in a tiny cottage just outside of Bath where they have lots of adventures and eat lots of jam tarts – all in the name of research of course! Laura’s first book, Captain Pug , was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2017.
Author photo © Red Rabbit Photography
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Gizmo is a city dog, so when he moves to the village of Puddle with his journalist human he doesn't know WHAT to expect. Certainly not FLOWERS.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed News Hounds: The Puppy Problem and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
News Hounds: The Puppy Problem features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Books to Motivate Reluctant Readers age 5+, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Pets, The Natural World, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Animal Stories, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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News Hounds: The Puppy Problem was written by Laura James and published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
News Hounds: The Puppy Problem has 114 pages
Yes it is part of News Hounds series
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