The Detective Dog: From the creators of Gozzle

Bought as a gift

Was purchased as a gift. Happy with it. Fun book

Great book which kids want to listen time after time. Great illustrations.

well made board book

The ideal book for little readers. Enchanting story line.

Lovely book. Little one enjoys it. Great pictures.

Bridges the gap between toddler books and longer, more detailed stories. Nell the dog is a listening dog, one day a week she goes to school and the children read to her. (This actually happens in some schools, the kids love it.) But Nell is even more useful. When all the school’s books disappear Nell is on the case. The illustrations are detailed enough for lots of, “Can you see.... “ activities, the story is brilliantly just right to keep 4-6 year olds engaged, amused and informed. The rhyming text makes it a joy to read aloud. Readers just getting started will soon recognise some of the oft-repeated words and be encouraged to try the harder ones. Just love it, as does our granddaughter, just getting ready to start school in September. I do hope she finds school as wonderful for her as it is portrayed in the book!

So we have a LOT of Julia Donaldson books in our house, and they are consistently the most requested books by our children. And while some of them (I'm looking at you, Stick Man) irritate the hell out of me, I generally can tolerate them, and find the words quite catchy. Now I don't mind Axyl Shaeffer's illustrations, but the illustrations in this book I LOVE. They are a little bit retro and reminiscent of the Tiger who came to Tea, but also totally contemporary. They just cheer me up. And the story is nice - especially as it is all about how wonderful books are! My 4 year old son loves parts that he can remember and say out loud along with me, and there's a lovely page where they go past a farm and a zoo, and my nearly 2 year old daughter can join in with trying to name the animals. Highly recommended.