The Summer Puppy

(Hardback)

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Lyrical story about a puppy's first summer, with beautiful illustrations, from a bestselling, award-winning duo

Born at the very start of the summer, so small she could rest easily in the cupped hands of a child

From a little furry bundle, Rosie the puppy grows, learns, and explores her world - rose petals, spiders and butterflies in the garden, the jungle of long summer grass, the fields where a fox calls, the beach where she chases waves and digs deep in the sand. Warmly and lovingly, Rosie's first summer is recreated in Jackie Morris's poetic words and Cathy Fisher's unforgettable images. Rich in the sense of discovery, rich too in the love between puppy and child, here is a timeless country idyll for all ages.

Author Bio

Jackie Morris is the bestselling author and illustrator, photographer and painter who created the international bestseller, The Lost Words, winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2019, with Robert Macfarlane. Her books for Otter-Barry Books include One Cheetah, One Cherry, The Seal Children, Something About a Bear, The Jackie Morris Book of Classic Nursery Rhymes and, with James Mayhew, Can You See a Little Bear, Mrs Noahs Pockets, Mrs Noahs Garden and Mrs Noahs Song. She lives in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Cathy Fisher is an illustrator and author whose work reveals a deep appreciation of nature and the animal world, as well as of human emotion and behaviour. She grew up in Bath and has lived and worked in Australia and the Seychelles as well as in the UK. She has collaborated on eight books with Nicola Davies including the highly acclaimed inclusive picture book, Perfect, and this is her second picture book with Jackie Morris, following The Pandas Child. Cathy Fisher lives in Pembrokeshire, Wales.