![]() ![]() Yes, this is a book that has toilet seats and weeing dogs and still can win over the most prudish. The baddie's car number plate – DEV1L just as a British one would have looked til recent times, the little pup weeing on a baddie's boot, the Dearly habit of having yet more Dalmatians in the way of ornaments here and there – and surely a Dalmatian print toilet seat is now the must-have of the season. ![]() I dare say the detail here is such that if I were to count the final spread I'd find evidence of every titular dog – I didn't go so far, as I'd seen enough clever little incident before then to feel sure of being in safe hands. But what is beyond doubt is that the getting of so many cute pups was full of drama – drama that fills this young reader to bursting, and drama that comes in illustrations like these with no end of charm. I'm sure many people reading this will know that the Dearlys end up with 101 Dalmatians for Christmas themselves, and it must be debatable whether they stayed in the same house as them all come the new year. Summary: A really pleasing look at the evils of the animal trade through a juvenile-friendly adaptation that hits all the right beats.Ī dog is for life, not just for Christmas, as we were constantly told when I was young – I dare say people are still saying it, but it was quite prevalent way back then. ![]()
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