{"product_id":"9780702306808","title":"One Dog and His Boy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Littler, Jamie, Ibbotson, Eva \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 8 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 January 2021 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 22 | 208g\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll Hal had ever wanted was a dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a dog would damage the carpets in Hal's house, and so his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eparents refused to let him have one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen they discover Easy Pets, a convenient dog-rental\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eagency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerrier Fleck arrives on Hal's birthday, but when he discovers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat his dog must be returned, he runs away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn irresistible adventure from a truly great and much-loved children's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthor that every dog-loving child will adore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of 101 DALMATIANS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith lovely line drawings on each chapter head\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for One Dog and His Boy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The late, great Eva Ibbotson's last novel does not disappoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis perfectly pitched book is a eulogy to dogs. Only someone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith a profound understanding and love for dogs could have written\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis moving book about the importance of love and friendship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the power of people and animals to provide it.' BookTrust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Readers who have grown to love Ibbotson's bighearted heroes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand larger-than-life adventure stories will relish this final\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enovel, published after her death in 2010.' Publisher's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Eva Ibbotson's final book is in essence a familiar story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- a lonely boy desperate for a pet and a dog desperate to be loved,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut this wonderful poignant story is also a critique of consumerism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand a call for family values' Love Reading 4 Kids\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Littler, Jamie, Ibbotson, Eva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50932395901265,"sku":"9780702306808","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/0909\/8833\/files\/9780702306808.jpg?v=1744288300","url":"https:\/\/shop.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk\/products\/9780702306808","provider":"The Alligator's Mouth Children's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}