Hundred and One Dalmatians & The Starlight Barking by Dodie Smith

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.

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

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.

29 Aug 2024
 

The Hundred and One Dalmatians & The Starlight Barking (HarperCollins Children’s Classics) by Dodie Smith ISBN 9780008726645