The Hundred and One Dalmatians

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5 out 5

A special 32 page picture book adaptation of Dodie Smith’s much-loved classic
story, perfect for children aged 3 years and up.

When Missis and Pongo’s darling Dalmatian puppies are stolen, they know just who to suspect … the evil Cruella de Vil! She’s enough to scare the spots off a pup and she would love nothing more than to turn them into a spotty fur coat! With the help of some fearless furry friends, the parents set off on a brave rescue attempt. But can the Dalmatian parents rescue their precious pups in time? This classic tale about a hundred and one spotty dogs has been adapted for the first time ever as a picture book. Peter Bently’s fun adaptation of Dodie Smith’s original text will introduce the story to a new generation, with gorgeous artwork from bestselling illustrator, Steven Lenton. Fan’s of Dodie Smith’s original story will love this new take on an old favourite – the perfect Christmas gift and classic bedtime story to enjoy together. Dodie Smith was an English children’s novelist and playwright best known for the novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956), which was adapted into a 1961 Disney animated movie version. Peter Bently is the award-winning bestselling picture book author of Shark in the Dark, Lark in the Ark, The Great Dog Bottom Swap and Cats Ahoy! He won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2011. StevenLenton is the illustrator of the bestselling Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series (Nosy Crow) which was both the Waterstones picture book of the month and The Times Children’s Book of the Week. Steven is originally from Congleton in Cheshire and now lives in London.

I have read this book

Different to the Disney animated version we all know and love but still a great story, a winner in any form!

Countess Wanda Godzilla 06.08.2024

It was ok I found it a bit tricky to read but it was good for my spelling and I loved the pictures they were so creative

General Mistral Biscuits 04.08.2023

It is fiction. I like the carers who took care of the puppies

Marshal Pixie Sparrow 02.08.2023

It is really funny how they had 15 puppies then they had a lot more in the end

Anonymous 31.07.2023

It’s was really good, it is a shortened version of the whole story but I still liked it

Sir Zizou Porridge-Oats 26.07.2023

It’s a bit sad when the puppies get stolen

Lieutenant Cornelius Stegosaurus 25.07.2023

i love the puppies in the book. It is very fun to read in home. i think its very cruel to kidnap the little puppies from their parents and owners. It is a good thing the puppies were able to escape from the lady.

Senorita Peaches Banana 10.12.2022

It was really good because it had dalmatians and I don't remember the owners names but I really liked them. My favourite character was the littlest puppy, Cadpig.

Princess Angora Submarine 21.08.2022

I enjoy this book because there are a lot of actions in the story, it has a happy ending which I really like.

Anonymous 15.08.2022

I like the book because the parents gon around the world to for theirs puppies

Anonymous 23.07.2022

I liked this book because it was very interesting and my favourite character was the parents of the pups and mu favourite part in the book was when the pups got rescued and they re counted all of the pups and there was 101 dalmations.

Madam Wanda Legend 19.12.2021

I loved the pictures in this book. I really enjoyed when they escaped from Cruella and all lived together at the Dearlys

Sir Jiminy Bojangles 02.09.2021

I would have put 5 if they had taken all of the dogs back to their owners. They shouldn’t just keep the dogs. The owners will still be missing their dogs.

Master Adolpho Postage-Stamp 01.09.2021

I enjoyed this book called the hundred and one Dalmatians because i love Dalmatians and i saw two persons look after Dalmatians and they were parents like in the story

Mademoiselle Fifi Gravy 26.08.2021

I really liked the book, it was really fun to read. It was funny when they were all climbing the Christmas tree at the end and they looked like ornaments.

Queen Blossom Foxtail 07.08.2021

I loved cruelly devil because she is funny

Fairy Tulip Yo-yo 04.08.2021

The best characters were the puppies they were really cute. This book teaches you it’s bad to steal.

Principal Peaches Legend 21.07.2021

It was a good read. The story is about Mr and Mrs Dearly who have Pongo and Mrs as their two grown up puppies and they give birth to fifteen new dalmatia but then one day Cruella De Vil wanted to buy all of the puppies to puppies to make an enchanting fur coat.Cruella De vil stole the cute puppies and took them to her mansion which had high walls so they couldn't be seen. It was a fiction story and my favourite characters were Pongo and Missis as they saved their own puppies and got them back from evil Cruella De vil. I would recommend it.

Mademoiselle Blueberry Rollerskate 10.08.2020

Good story nice illustrations I liked when the badperson fell into the ditch

Coach Muscles Gravy 21.08.2019

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