Author: Jane Goodall (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Julie Litty (on JOMB)
Published: 1999 North-South Books (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0735818681
Gentle, realistic illustrations and intriguing text tell the true tale of an adorable stray dog that restored health to critically ill children in a London hospital and hope to those who cared for them.
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- Night Running: How James Escaped with the Help of His Faithful Dog
- Stella, Unleashed!
- Little Lions, Bull Baiters & Hunting Hounds: A History of Dog Breeds
- Biscuits in the Cupboard
- Good Dog
- May I Pet Your Dog?
- “Let’s Get a Pup!†said Kate
- My Pup
- The Pound from the Hound
- Poodlena
- The Trouble with Tilly Trumble
- The Outside Dog
- Lady Lupin’s Book of Etiquette
- Dogs’ Night
- I Want A Dog
- Safe and Sound
- Dirty Dog Boogie
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