The Detective Dog 10th Anniversary Edition by Julia Donaldson - ISBN: 9781035084685
Paperback
Sniff out the thief! Detective Dog Nell celebrates ten years of mystery.

The Detective Dog 10th Anniversary Edition

from the creators of the Number One bestseller Gozzle

$17.32

  • Paperback

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    16 December 2025

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Summary

Join in the fun and help Nell the detective dog solve the mystery of the missing books with this special tenth anniversary edition of the bestselling picture book The Detective Dog, featuring the much-loved original story plus additional bonus content.

Peter’s dog Nell has an amazing sense of smell. Her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work solving mysteries and finding all Peter’s lost toys. But Nell has other talents too…

When she’s not cracking cases, Nell goes…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035084685
ISBN-10:1035084686
Author:Julia Donaldson, Sara Ogilvie
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Macmillan Children's Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:16 December 2025
Weight:180g
Dimensions:5mm x 283mm x 250mm
Audience Age:3-7
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The Detective Dog 10th Anniversary Edition by Julia Donaldson - ISBN: 9781035084685
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

To look at, read aloud and listen to, this book is a delight. * The Sunday Times *
A new book by Julia Donaldson is always a cause for celebration, and this latest offering is set to be another classic: a heartwarming celebration of books, libraries, reading and friendship, it’s got all the trademark poetry Donaldson is renowned for, vibrantly brought to life by Ogilvie’s illustrations. A surefire hit. * Huffington Post *
a celebration of books and libraries, perfect for class reading * Angels & Urchins *
Will make both children and parents smile. * Irish Independent *
A satisfying, action-filled story perfectly told, and Sara Ogilvy’s illustrations are full of character. * LoveReading4Kids *

About The Author

Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world’s best-loved children’s books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children’s Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia divides her time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.

Sara Ogilvie is an award-winning illustrator and printmaker from Edinburgh based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her bestselling and much-loved children’s books include Dogs Don’t Do Ballet by Anna Kemp and The Zebra’s Great Escape by Katherine Rundell. Her collaborations with Julia Donaldson, The Detective Dog and The Hospital Dog, have sold a total of over a million copies worldwide and have won the Books Are My Bag Readers’ Award and the Indie Book Awards in the UK. In addition to working on her picture books, Sara lectures in Illustration and Graphic Design at Northumbria University and continues to create work that is exhibited worldwide.

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