Piper

(Paperback)

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Piper is a gentle dog, courageous and anxious to please. It's very unfortunate that he is bought by a grim man who tells him to 'take care of the rabbits'. Piper babysits them beautifully, which is not what his new owner meant at all, and loses him his dinner. He runs away to the big city, and saves an old lady from being run over, but he hurts his leg doing it, and the old lady is still taken to hospital. It takes persistent passers-by to find him, and take him to the vet, and all is well in the end.

Reviews

"Among the many flavours of children's books, that of Emma Chichester Clark's - funny, elegant and delicious - is unique." * Quentin Blake *
"This is a good example of traditional story telling tailored to meet the modern child." * Write Away! *
"Remarkably fine illustrations" * School Librarian *
"We love this story. piper is a lovely character and the story really touched our hearts." * Education Otherwise *
"A touching tale" * EYE *

Author Bio

Emma Chichester Clark was born in London. She studied at Chelsea School of Art and then the Royal College where she was taught by Quentin Blake. She won the Mother Goose Award in 1988. She is now one of the foremost children's illustrators in the U.K.