This is a warm and moving story about Fennel the dog from a brilliant new voice in picture books. Where is Fennel the dog off to with Granny's slipper on his nose? As Fennel goes on a day's outing he meets all sorts of characters wondering what he's up to with that slipper. But his reply is always the same: Sniff. This beautiful picture book celebrates family love, particularly the special place reserved for a pet dog.

 

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 2010 by Walker Books Ltd .

Yokococo (Yoko Shima) was born in Osaka, Japan. She moved to the UK to study illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. Her previous titles include Sniff (Walker, 2010) and Little Ghost Wicky (HarperCollins, 2008).