Love Is My Favourite Thing: A Plumdog Story

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A heartwarming tale of Plum, her loves, her calamities, and her very favourite thing... Plum has lots of favourite things- catching sticks, her bear, her bed - but really LOVE is her absolute favourite thing. She loves her family, and they love her. But trouble loves Plum too; sometimes she just can't help doing slightly naughty things. Will everyone still love Plum then An exuberant celebration of love, mischief and a very childlike joie-de-vivre. Emma Chichester Clark began the website Plumdog Blog in 2012, chronicling the real-life adventures of her lovable "whoosell" (whippet, Jack Russell and poodle cross), Plum. Emma soon gained thousands of loyal Plumdog devotees, and in 2014 a book of the blog was published by Jonathan Cape. This picture book story is the first Plumdog book for children.

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A charming celebration of unconditional love, pooch style. -- Jill R Bennett * jillrbennett.wordpress.com *
Clarks rambunctious dog, Plum, whose exploits have been chronicled on the authors blog as well as in a recent adult title, Plumdog, makes her picture book debut. Working in watercolor and pencil, Clark exuberantly captures Plums zest for life, whether its playing with the kids next door or causing trouble (like diving into the pond at the park) that tests his familys patience. But unconditional love is unconditional love, and even at the height of Plums post-mischief worryWould they ever love me again she wonders, stuck in time-outthe answer to that question is never in doubt. Ages 35. * Publisher's Weekly *
Dog lovers will especially LOVE this, and readers who cant get enough can follow the real-life Plum in the authors blog. * Kirkus Reviews *
I think it is a perfect book for sharing and helping younger children understand that even if they do sometimes get up to mischief and get told off they will still be loved. Im not sure that it is possible for any child (or adult) not to totally fall in love with Plumdog by the end of the story. * Book Lover Jo Wordpress *
Wording is perfect for a 3-6 year old and illustrations are engaging and relay the exuberant and love-worthy Plum. * mattiedog.com *

Author Bio

Emma Chichester Clark is one of Britain's best loved children's authors and illustrators. She is the author of the immensely popular Blue Kangaroo series and many other books, and has illustrated books by Roald Dahl, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Peter Dickinson, Michael Morpurgo and, most recently, Quentin Blake.