The Great Dog Bottom Swap: 10th Anniversary Edition

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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!' BOOKSELLER Celebrating 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.

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"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

Author Bio

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).