by Anne Fine and illustrated by Ruth Brown.
(Anderson, 9.99).
Get inside the head of a determined old dog called Ruggles. Hear the minute-by-minute motivations for leaving home and thwarting the attempts of his owner to keep him in. An extra-high fence all around the garden won't stop Ruggles, with his Colditz-style focus on escape. Once out, he goes about his business running, weeing and relaxing on the grass in the park, pinching a French loaf from the baker's and burying it back in the garden. The words are in the first person, in a clipped, immediate style that, with the funny and well-observed illustrations, give an insight into the life of an unsentimental shaggy dog.
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