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The Hundred and One Dalmatians & The Starlight Barking

By Dodie Smith
Series: HarperCollins Children’s Classics
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A gift edition of this classic tale of pups and villains, with vibrant illustrations by the award-winning Alex T Smith, creator of Claude.‘As comforting as hot buttered toast’ – Guardian THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANSWhen dastardly Cruella De Vil steals a whole litter of Dalmatian puppies... Read More
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A gift edition of this classic tale of pups and villains, with vibrant illustrations by the award-winning Alex T Smith, creator of Claude.

‘As comforting as hot buttered toast’ – Guardian

The classic edition of the beloved illustrated adventure for readers aged 9+ – new for 2024!

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A gift edition of this classic tale of pups and villains, with vibrant illustrations by the award-winning Alex T Smith, creator of Claude.

‘As comforting as hot buttered toast’ – Guardian


THE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS

When dastardly Cruella De Vil steals a whole litter of Dalmatian puppies to make a new fur coat, the puppies’ parents, Pongo and Missus, lose no time in mounting a daring rescue mission. Will they be in time to thwart Cruella’s evil scheme, or have they bitten off more than they can chew?

THE STARLIGHT BARKING

There’s a Dalmatian in Number 10 Downing Street. But when strange things start happening, Pongo and his family are in a race against time to save London … and the world.

Series: HarperCollins Children’s Classics

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008726645

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Farshore

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Alex T. Smith

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 496

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Dodie Smith Series: HarperCollins Children’s Classics Young Adult

About the Author

Dorothy Gladys 'Dodie' Smith was born in 1896 in Lancashire, England and she was one of the most successful female dramatists of her generation.She wrote Autumn; Crocus and Dear Octopus among other plays, but her first novel, I Capture the Castle was written when she lived in America during the '40s and marked her crossover debut from playwright to novelist.Today, however, she is best known for her stories for younger readers, The Hundred and One Dalmatians and The Starlight Barking.The One Hundred and One Dalmatians was inspired by Dodie's own Dalmatian named Pongo, and became the basis of two Disney films. Dodie Smith died in 1990 Alex T. Smith is an award-winning illustrator of children's books including the Claude series. He is a World Book Day Illustrator.

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