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How to draw a dog in 5 easy steps!

Junior Khatchadorian and his friends from the shelter are always getting into trouble whether they mean to or not, from causing havoc at the local park to crashing a Dog Show! Learn how to draw him in 5 easy steps, with illustrator Richard Watson.

How to draw a dog in 5 easy steps
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Dog Diaries

  • Dog Diaries

    Dog Diaries

  • 'A perfect story to tickle the funny bone of any young reader!' Megan Rix

    Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

    I’ve been waiting ages to tell my story, and now it’s finally happening!

    Being Rafe’s dog isn’t always easy, but it is always EXCITING!

    I’ve got so much to tell you about:

    The amazing Catch-A-Doggy-Bone kennel
    My favorite places for hiding snacks
    And my ultimate nemesis – THE VACUUM CLEANER!

    All the most important parts of a dog’s life.

  • Buy the book

Richard Watson

After graduating with a degree in English, Gill worked as a secondary school teacher for many years before she began writing children's books. She lives in Leicestershire with her husband and has a large (and very lively!) extended family, including twelve grandchildren, who keep her in touch with what it's like to be young. Gill has published nine books so far: All My Friends, The Day Ravi Smiled, Starlight, Ellie and the Butterfly Kitten, Does Anybody Love Me, Midnight Tiger, More Precious than Gold, Little Bear's Special Wish and Hazel, Not a Nut. She has also won an award for her poetry. Gill loves gardening, music and her cats.

Richard Watson

James Patterson

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past twelve years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

James Patterson

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