Scooter Dog

Open the cover and reveal end papers full of colour. There are creatures, toys, shells, a tractor and even a 4-leafed clover. Youngsters will love to name all they can spot. Eddie is a scooter dog. His favourite thing is feeling the wind in his ears as he ZOOMS past other dogs as fast as he can go. Everywhere he goes, he flies, whizzes, bombs along until… Turn the page to see imminent danger as he hurtles down a steep slope, with his friend Thelma the tortoise in his path. CRASH! Whilst Eddie and Thelma are unhurt, his scooter is smashed to bits. Thelma persuades Eddie that walking has great advantages and as they go strolling together Eddie sees for the first time so many exciting sights. Oooh, we have seen these sights before, on the end papers! Walking becomes Eddie’s best thing, and he so enjoys spotting life around him that before he has never noticed. But then his scooter comes back from the repair shop. Will he? Won’t he? This book will strike chords with all small readers who have learned the joys, thrills and spills of fast travel. The author/illustrator’s artwork is as energetic as the storyline, bursting with vibrant colours and fine details.