"Mum and Dad think I am a boy, but really I am a dog..." This little boy goes to the park on a lead, eats dinner on the floor, and digs holes in the garden. But everything he does makes his pongy baby sister cry. So when his dad offers to take him to the pound to pick out his very own dog, he quickly realises he has to become a boy again in order to take care of his new pet.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Professor Alan Brown teaches at Southern Methodist University in the USA. He is a memory expert who has spent more than thirty years researching how students learn. Jonathan Allen has created many fabulous picture books for children, and his bestselling Baby Owl series has brought him international success.