The Detective Dog - Hardcover

by Julia Donaldson (Author), Sara Ogilvie (Illustrator)

A rollicking rhyming picture book from bestselling author Julia Donaldson about a dog who uses her amazing sense of smell to solve mysteries.

When Detective Dog Nell puts her nose to the task, there's no mystery she can't solve. Whether she's tracking the missing shoe of her human, Peter, or locating some lost honeycomb, all Nell has to do is sniff, sniff, sniff and she's hot on the trail.

Besides solving mysteries, there's something else Nell loves--listening to children read. Every Monday, Peter takes her to school where children tell her stories.

One day, Nell and Peter arrive to find that all the books are gone. Who could have taken them? And why? There's only one dog for the job, and Detective Dog Nell is ready to sniff out the thief!

Author Biography

Julia Donaldson is the bestselling author of many books for children, including The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, and The Giants and the Joneses. She lives in Scotland with her family.

Sara Ogilvie is the award-winning illustrator of a number of picture books, and an accomplished printmaker. While her work has been exhibited worldwide, England is her home.