Hachette Children’s Books ISBN 978144493-7367 £6.99
An hilarious and welcome addition to the ‘Oi’ animals series, who can resist a book full of puppies? Well, to start with, probably Dog who is trying to look after them all – that’s Buster and Jock and Tiddle and Rover and Milo, and oh so many more. Cat and Frog ask why they are all so badly behaved, why won’t they sit, as Spot hangs from Cat’s whiskers and Lollie chews Frog’s swimming trunks. Frog knows just what to do and rings the Oi Animal Seating Supply Company. Delivery Duck asks ‘Where do you want everything?’ and I love Frog’s reply – ‘On the next page please’. At which point each cute pup finds its own rhyming place where it is now happy to sit, from Smudge on some fudge to Rebel on a pebble and Cheeky on some tzatziki. Mind you, Frog could be in trouble at the end as he is pursued by many cats and tadpoles asking where they should sit – including Orange, Lemon, Squiggly and Billibob! This is arguably the best yet in this delightful series which encourages joining in with the appropriate rhyme and provides plenty of laughs along the way. Age range 2-6
Pam Dowson