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Relationships between parents and children and between children and animals, and sometimes both, form the theme of books reviewed by Alison Boyle Dogs Are My Favourite Things written by Judy Hindley and illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain (Bodley Head, 9.99)

Dogs Are My Favourite Things written by Judy Hindley and illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain (Bodley Head, 9.99)

A book packed from the first to last page with dogs - so many different kinds of dogs, presented in such a lively and interesting way, that even I, as a non- dog-lover, find the book appealing. The artist has really worked hard. For every snippet of text about the appearance of dogs, or their personalities, or the way they walk, there are likeable illustrations to go with it. My favourite is the 'very old slow dog', who has funny old whiskers, a contented smile, wrinkles round his eyes and a soft saggy belly. The text rolls off the tongue nicely, and has rhymes that are not too in-your-face. With the range of comments to make about dogs being admirably exhaustive, when we reach the punchline at the end - the girl thinks one dog will do nicely - the contrast is effective.

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