Another Year of Plumdog

A new batch of missives from Plum, Emma Chichester Clark’s totally irresistible hound.

Written in Plum’s own words and delightfully illustrated, this collection of thoughts has something for everyone. It’s funny, witty, heartwarming and occasionally heart-breaking... All dog owners will find something of their own beloved friends in the canine characters in this book, as well as something of themselves in Emma’s daily life and struggles with one very stubborn, strong-willed, but irresistible little dog.

Emma Chichester Clark is one of Britain’s best loved children’s authors and illustrators. She is the author of the immensely popular Blue Kangaroo series and many other books, and has illustrated books by Roald Dahl, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Peter Dickinson, Michael Morpurgo and, most recently, Quentin Blake.

In 2014 Cape published Plumdog, a year’s worth of entries from Emma Chichester Clark’s blog of the same name which records the daily life of Plum, her dog, in Plum’s own words and Emma’s delightful illustrations. It was seized on by dog lovers everywhere and became the bestselling book written by a dog of that year … indeed quite possibly since records began. 
 
Another Year of Plumdog is exactly what it says: another year of leaping, catching balls, diving into rivers, puddles, the North Sea, and hanging out with friends.

A Plumdog Story

Love Is My Favourite Thing

A heartwarming tale of Plum, her loves, her calamities, and her very favourite thing…

A charming celebration of unconditional love, pooch style.

Clark’s rambunctious dog, Plum, whose exploits have been chronicled on the author’s blog as well as in a recent adult title, Plumdog, makes her picture book debut. Working in watercolor and pencil, Clark exuberantly captures Plum’s zest for life, whether it’s playing with the kids next door or causing trouble (like diving into the pond at the park) that tests his family’s patience. But unconditional love is unconditional love, and even at the height of Plum’s post-mischief worry—“Would they ever love me again?” she wonders, stuck in time-out—the answer to that question is never in doubt. Ages 3–5.

Dog lovers will especially “LOVE” this, and readers who can’t get enough can follow the real-life Plum in the author’s blog.

I think it is a perfect book for sharing and helping younger children understand that even if they do sometimes get up to mischief and get told off they will still be loved. I’m not sure that it is possible for any child (or adult) not to totally fall in love with Plumdog by the end of the story.

Wording is perfect for a 3-6 year old and illustrations are engaging and relay the exuberant and love-worthy Plum.

If Love Is My Favorite Thing isn’t the most fitting title for a book about the devotion of domesticated dogs, I don’t know what is.

Clark exuberantly captures Plum’s zest for life, whether it’s playing with the kids next door or causing trouble

All ends well for Plummie in a picture book that’s just right for a day that celebrates love, even if you’re in the doghouse.

Plum has lots of favourite things: catching sticks, her bear, her bed – but really LOVE is her absolute favourite thing. She loves her family, and they love her. But trouble loves Plum too; sometimes she just can’t help doing slightly naughty things. 
 
Will everyone still love Plum then? 
 
An exuberant celebration of love, mischief and a very childlike joie-de-vivre. 
 
Emma Chichester Clark began the website Plumdog Blog in 2012, chronicling the real-life adventures of her lovable “whoosell” (whippet, Jack Russell and poodle cross), Plum. Emma soon gained thousands of loyal Plumdog devotees, and in 2014 a book of the blog was published by Jonathan Cape. This picture book story is the first Plumdog book for children.

Plenty of Love to Go Round

Plumdog is back in her second adventure - and this time there is a pesky cat to contend with.

Emma Chichester Clark is one of Britain’s best loved children’s authors and illustrators. She is the author of the immensely popular Blue Kangaroo series and many other books, and has illustrated books by Roald Dahl, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Peter Dickinson and Michael Morpurgo.

When Binky the cat moves in next door, Plum can't understand why everyone likes him so much. But she soon learns that there's no need to be jealous and there's plenty of love to go round. 
 
Inspired by her hugely popular Plumdog Blog, this charming story explores how to deal with feelings of jealousy. 
 
“Among the many flavours of children’s books, that of Emma Chichester Clark’s – funny, elegant 
and delicious"– Quentin Blake

The Plumdog Path to Perfection

An absolutely charming book of doggy wisdom to help you through life’s peaks and troughs (and an incredibly funny pastiche of smug self-help books).

[Clark] has come up with a winner in this charming and wittily illustrated book of doggy wisdom; funny, quirky and full of character.

[It has] quirky, playful illustrations, she offers snippets of doggy wisdom to guide young and old readers through life’s peaks and troughs.

Emma Chichester Clark is one of Britain’s best-loved children’s authors and illustrators. She is the author of the immensely popular Blue Kangaroo series and many other books, and has illustrated books by Roald Dahl, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Peter Dickinson and Michael Morpurgo.

An absolutely charming book of doggy wisdom to help you through life’s peaks and troughs. 
 
 Plum returns with a charming book of doggy wisdom to help you through life's peaks and troughs. 
 
Her first book, Plumdog, made her thousands of new friends. Every one of them will want Plum's guidance as she leads us on the Path to Perfection.

Plumdog

A dog’s diary - with words and pictures that are irresistibly funny and moving.

A great book for any puppy-loving children of reading age.

This diary is full of affection for dogs, for people, for life’s small joys and for the outdoors.

A lovely, funny and wry look at life through a dog’s eyes…aimed at anyone who loves dogs.

Doggy people will devour it all, wagging happily.

It’s beautiful to look at, charming to read and will strike a chord with dog owners.

For any dog-loving child, this book would be bedtime balm.

The perfect stocking filler for any dog lovers, who will recognise his or her own dog somewhere in these hilarious entries.

The exuberant Plum adores swimming, croissants and long walks and will charm dog lovers young and old with her escapades.

A gift that will bring cries of delighted recognition from anyone who has ever owned a dog and, dare one say it, charm the pants off even those who strongly prefer cats. 
 
Hello. My name is Plum and I’m a whoosell – that’s whippet mixed with Jack Russell and poodle. I especially like swimming, leaping, catching, and croissants, and my favourite fragrance is fox poo. I live with Emma, an illustrator, and Rupert. My sister, Liffey, lives nearby. 
 
Over the last year I’ve been keeping a diary. Emma has helped with the pictures, but the words are all mine. 
 
Since 2012 Emma Chichester Clark, one of Britain’s best-loved authors and illustrators, has been delighting thousands of followers with her blog Plumdog, which records the day to day life of Plum, her dog, in Plum’s own words and Emma’s drawings.

A perfect heartwarming Christmas gift for children and adults

Station Jim

A perfect heartwarming gift for children and adults

A heartwarming tale about a mischievous dog who works on the steam trains. Beautifully illustrated, it is the perfect gift.

A charming collection of stories with beautiful illustrations

A heartwarming tale about a very special dog. Beautifully illustrated, it is the perfect Christmas gift. 
 
One day, in the days when all the trains were driven by steam, a railway guard found something abandoned on a train... 
 
Mr Ginger Leghorn is used to collecting up umbrellas and other lost property but he's never found a puppy on his train before. He has no intention of keeping it but his five children - Alfie, Arthur, Beryl, Sissy and Albert - have other ideas and Jim is soon a much-loved, but often disruptive, member of the family. 
 
Whether it's his feud with the cat, getting stuck in rabbit-holes, accidentally going to sea, accompanying the children to school or carol singing at Christmas, Jim has a knack of making himself the centre of attention. This little black and tan puppy with his small bright eyes and very waggy rump becomes something of a hero in his town, and even catches the eye of the King himself. 
 
Station Jim is full of Christmas cheer for children and adults alike, and especially dog-lovers. It includes delightful pictures by celebrated illustrator Emma Chichester Clark, the creator of Plumdog.

Emma Chichester Clark

Plum loves everyone. She loves her mummy and daddy and she especially loves her best friends, Rocket, Esther, Bean and Jakey. 
 
Her favourite part of the day is when she chases her best friends around the park. But when new dogs try to join in, Plum isn’t so sure. 
 
Do they really need new friends? Especially ones as big as Otto, as old as Bounder, or as tiny as Milly? 
 
In this heartwarming tale, Plum learns what it really means to be a friend and how much fun new ones can be – especially when you give them a chance.

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