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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Little Door Books

ISBN: 9781739192945

RRP: £7.99

PAGES: 32

PUBLICATION DATE:
March 3, 2025

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My Dog Max

By Alan Dapré, illustrated by Alex Ayliffe

“I LOVE DOGS!” says Ava, who desperately wants a dog. Any dog. Tall, small, saggy or waggy. Every day, she asks her parents for a dog and is told they need a lot of looking after. Dogs are forever, not just for Christmas. Just like her Papa’s big baggy knitted jumpers.

Believing she will never get a dog, Ava makes one out of recycled junk, but it can’t eat or walk. When its newspaper tail falls off, Ava spies a photo of sad dogs at the DOGGY DEN, a rehoming centre.

Once there, Ava sees dogs of all shapes and sizes, but the one she loves most is Max, a big, sad,dog who has had five names and six homes, and just longs to be loved.

Their adventure together is about to begin.

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Alan Dapré (author)

Alan Dapré is the author of 60 books for children. His plays have been broadcast on BBC Radio & published for school use. A former deputy headteacher and TV scriptwriter, Alan now writes stories for young readers. He regularly appears at book festivals, libraries and schools. Alan delivers lively, wordplay-packed, interactive events based on his books or childhood experiences in care. Alan is also the author of the Porridge the Tartan Cat series of books published by Kelpies, an imprint of Scottish indie publisher Floris Books. Alan is based in North Ayrshire.

Alex Ayliffe is a best-selling, award-winning writer and artist. Alex has illustrated many books for children, including the bestselling Dig Dig Digging and Boo Barney, winner of the Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award. Alex is particularly well known for her work in picture-book illustration. Her detailed cut-paper collage art, which incorporates bright, clear colours in a one-dimensional image, is inspired in part by her many travels away from her native England to locations in Europe, Africa, and Australia. Alex’s original picture books include Slither, Swoop, Swing, which illustrates how snakes, bats, monkeys and other kinds of animals move, and Boo Barney, which depicts a rambunctious toddler’s busy day. Alex is based in Cambridge.