With proper socialization, dogs are more than willing to make friends with anyone they come across. Not only do they shower their owners with unconditional love, but they also possess an insatiable curiosity and a profound fascination for other dogs and animals.

Written by the brilliant Julia Donaldson and stunningly illustrated by the multi-talented illustrator and printmaker Sara Ogilvie, The Detective Dog is a fast-paced celebration of books, reading, libraries, and the relationship between a little boy and his rather special dog. Dogs are renowned for their pure-hearted nature. and Detective Dog Nell is ready to sniff out the culprit! So who better to have on hand when they arrive one morning to discover that the school's books have all disappeared! Who could have taken them? And why? There's only one dog for the job.

Every Monday she goes to school with Peter and listens to children read. Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path, her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work. Peter's dog Nell has an amazing sense of smell.

She was known far and wide as Detective Dog Nell. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.' There once was a dog with a keen sense of smell. She is inspired by many things including old second-hand bookshops, old wives tales and trying to spell sounds. In addition to working on her picture books, Sara lectures in Illustration and Graphic Design at Northumbria University and continues to create work that is exhibited worldwide. The first picture book that she illustrated, Dogs Don't Do Ballet, was also shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Sara Ogilvie is an award-winning illustrator and printmaker who won the 2011 Booktrust Best New Illustrator Award. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems, plays and songs and her brilliant live children's shows are always in demand. Her books include What the Ladybird Heard, Tyrannosaurus Drip and the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over sixty languages. Court docs: Detective received ransom note after Ana Walshe disappeared By Frank OLaughlin, Boston 25 News Staff at 7:56 am EDT COHASSET, Mass. Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world's best-loved picture books, and was the 2011-2013 UK Children's Laureate.

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