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94th out of 268 books
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173 voters
Dogger
by
Shirley Hughes (Goodreads Author)
An enduring classic about how a little boy's stuffed dog is lost and found again, first published in the United States as David and Dog. "Warmly satisfying....Hughes has a way of zeroing in on the foibles of childhood with remarkable accuracy; this doesn't miss its mark."--Booklist.
Paperback, 1 page
Published
April 22nd 1993
by HarperTrophy
(first published 1977)
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I found this book in the book corner in the year 2 class I am currently placed in. Instantly I was drawn to this book as it is one that I remember reading as a child. I read this book with a child this afternoon. I asked the child questions about the book and they were able to give the answers based on what they had heard.
This book I would use from year one up to year, adapting the range of questions that I would asked based on the year group. I found in this book that you could ask questions a...more
This book I would use from year one up to year, adapting the range of questions that I would asked based on the year group. I found in this book that you could ask questions a...more
Shirley Hughes is one of the best known and most popular creators of children's books of all time. She began to write and design her own picture books when her children were very young because she felt there was a gap in this form of literature. She is my favourite children's author, I read her books as a child, I have read them to my own children and I intend to read them to my own class. One of my favourites is the story of a soft brown toy called Dogger. Dogger belongs to a young boy called D...more
This is a lovely book with a simple story that is still relevant over 30 years after it was first published. Dave loses his stuffed toy and is very sad. Mam and Dad turn the house upside down trying to find the toy but to no avail...until Dave spots Dogger on sale at the local fair. He searches for his parents so they can give him the 5p to buy back his toy but when he finally returns to the stall Dogger has been sold. In the meantime Dave’s big sister Bella is delighted with herself as she has...more
Digging through my mums old collection of children's books from when I was a little girl I found this book-it took me back I used to get my mum to read this over and over again!
Dogger was a soft brown toy belonging to Dave who he loved dearly, Dogger was his favorite toy and they were inseparable. One day Dave loses him and his kind older sister Belle who tries to make him feel better by giving him one of her favorite teddies. But nothing can make him feel better to him the world is a different...more
Dogger was a soft brown toy belonging to Dave who he loved dearly, Dogger was his favorite toy and they were inseparable. One day Dave loses him and his kind older sister Belle who tries to make him feel better by giving him one of her favorite teddies. But nothing can make him feel better to him the world is a different...more
This enchanting tale follows the love affair between a boy, Dave, and his most treasured possession, his toy dog, Dogger.
The eldest out of three, Dave is always accompanied by his Dogger. His baby brother has his ‘hard toys for chewing on’, his sister Bella has her teddies, but Dave finds full satisfaction in his Dogger. They are inseparable.
It is therefore a cause for much dismay when after collecting his sister Bella from school, Dave realises that Dogger is no longer with him. In fact, he has...more
The eldest out of three, Dave is always accompanied by his Dogger. His baby brother has his ‘hard toys for chewing on’, his sister Bella has her teddies, but Dave finds full satisfaction in his Dogger. They are inseparable.
It is therefore a cause for much dismay when after collecting his sister Bella from school, Dave realises that Dogger is no longer with him. In fact, he has...more
I have so many common threads with the lovely story Dogger... I too, like Dave had a cuddly toy that i could not be separated from when i was a child and i remember well one cold lonely night when i had to go to bed without my teddy.
Family is a constant throughout many of Shirley Hughes' stories, with brothers and sisters introduced and featured as main characters within the the story. In 'Dogger' i could relate both to Dave and his love for dogger and Bella being the kind older sister - I wasn'...more
Family is a constant throughout many of Shirley Hughes' stories, with brothers and sisters introduced and featured as main characters within the the story. In 'Dogger' i could relate both to Dave and his love for dogger and Bella being the kind older sister - I wasn'...more
Feb 03, 2010
Shanna Gonzalez
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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children-04-08
Dave's favorite toy is a stuffed toy named Dogger. He carries him everywhere and depends on him to help him go to sleep. One morning, while out with his mother, meeting his older sister Bella at school, Dogger disappears. When bedtime comes, Dogger is nowhere to be found, and although Bella loans him one of her teddies, he is very sad during the night. In the morning at the school fair, Dave is too sad to have fun, and he wanders off from the rest of his family. At one of the used-toy stands he...more
‘Dogger’ By Shirley Hughes.
I read this story as a child and its one of those most memorable stories from my childhood. It has stayed in my family for many years and I have read it on numerous occasions to my own children who have enjoyed it just as much.
It’s about a young boy called Dave who looses his precious soft toy called dogger and as a result he becomes very sad. After searching far and wide dogger is eventually spotted by Dave in his schools summer fair. It so happens that Dave doesn’t h...more
I read this story as a child and its one of those most memorable stories from my childhood. It has stayed in my family for many years and I have read it on numerous occasions to my own children who have enjoyed it just as much.
It’s about a young boy called Dave who looses his precious soft toy called dogger and as a result he becomes very sad. After searching far and wide dogger is eventually spotted by Dave in his schools summer fair. It so happens that Dave doesn’t h...more
Shirley Hughes’ Dogger tells the story of Dave and his favorite toy, a small brown dog named Dogger, and how Dogger is lost and recovered, thanks to Dave’s sister. Just about every child will relate to having a beloved toy. The selfless act of the older sister Bella demonstrates the positive side of sibling relationships.
The illustrations are detailed and inviting, with soft, warm colors. They suit the text, giving added personality to the characters established through the story. The writing co...more
The illustrations are detailed and inviting, with soft, warm colors. They suit the text, giving added personality to the characters established through the story. The writing co...more
This is both a moving and heart-warming story about a young boy called Dave and the love he has for his teddy, Dogger. Dave takes Dogger everywhere with him as it's his favourite toy. However, one day he loses Dogger and is distraught. Whilst at his school fair, he discovers Dogger again, but not for long as someone else has bought him from the toy store. Dogger's sister steps in and saves the day as she swaps the teddy that she won for her participation in a race, with Dogger. Both Dave and Dog...more
A beautifully well written and well illustrated book, with a lovely message.
This story is about a young boy, his stuffed dog ‘Dogger’ and his family. One day after the young boys love for Dogger is in no doubt, Dogger goes missing! The whole family search high and low, but it is nowhere to be seen. The story has a good complication and climax then in the end, as you would hope from a book of this nature aimed at this age group, things all work out in the end. Every page you turn you get a warm g...more
This story is about a young boy, his stuffed dog ‘Dogger’ and his family. One day after the young boys love for Dogger is in no doubt, Dogger goes missing! The whole family search high and low, but it is nowhere to be seen. The story has a good complication and climax then in the end, as you would hope from a book of this nature aimed at this age group, things all work out in the end. Every page you turn you get a warm g...more
A lovely story with realistic and detailed illustrations about a child who loses their favourite toy. He is absolutely devastated! Dave loses his "dogger" and Bella, his sister, helps him get it back. This book childrens book models the kind, caring side of a sibling relationship. This can be used to shows children how families can help each other out. A great story to use for a PSHE lesson, to discuss loss and how loosing something you like can affect you. It can help children to understand fee...more
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There are lots of books from my childhood that I love and still read every now and then but this is my favourite of the proper childhood books; those that were read to me before I started reading myself. I think it’s because I had my own stuffed dog (a Pound Puppy imaginatively called Pound Puppy) that I loved just as much as David loved Dogger & which I also accidentally left with the stock for the school fair (honestly not on purpose!). This book will always hold a special place in m...more
There are lots of books from my childhood that I love and still read every now and then but this is my favourite of the proper childhood books; those that were read to me before I started reading myself. I think it’s because I had my own stuffed dog (a Pound Puppy imaginatively called Pound Puppy) that I loved just as much as David loved Dogger & which I also accidentally left with the stock for the school fair (honestly not on purpose!). This book will always hold a special place in m...more
'Dogger' by Shirley Hughes tells a lovely story of the importance of a little teddy. The story tells of little boy who misplaces his favourite teddy and finds himself completely lost without it. The story delves into the theme of 'belongings' and of the importance of having special objects to cherish. This story is a great read to share with those children of the EYFS/ early KS1, as it highlights the importance of respecting belongings and of respecting the belongings of others. This book is gre...more
Very sweet book! My mum and dad read it to me often when i was little and i remember it being one of the books i usually asked for when given the choice. as i got older and learnt to read for myself i enjoyed sitting quietly and reading it cover to cover.
Now that i am older still i can look back at the story with happy memories and can appreciate the lovely artwork within.
Always did make me cry when it got to the bit where the little boy loses his dog toy, but when he found him again i used...more
Now that i am older still i can look back at the story with happy memories and can appreciate the lovely artwork within.
Always did make me cry when it got to the bit where the little boy loses his dog toy, but when he found him again i used...more
Dogger is an adorable book which follows Dave and his precious stuffed dog Dogger. I think a lot of children would be able to relate to Dave when they think about their favourite toy and how they would feel if they had lost it. Dave searches high and low for him, but Dogger reminds lost. The next day is the school fair Dave is only interested in finding Dogger despite all the fun and games going on. Just as we have given up all hope of finding Dogger, Dave stumbles across the toy stall where the...more
Dogger by Shirley Hughes is a classic story that is delightfully heart warming. It is about a boy who has lost his favourite toy and how his sister helps him in this situation. The book is elaborately illustrated and thus is great for sharing and independent reading.
This book suits children in KS1, but the morals and themes within the story make it ideal as a story to introduce discussions realting to kindness, relationships and attachment-useful in KS2 too.
This book suits children in KS1, but the morals and themes within the story make it ideal as a story to introduce discussions realting to kindness, relationships and attachment-useful in KS2 too.
Oh my! This book is easily a picture book favorite for me. I have a special place in my heart for all the softie stuffed toys that my kids have loved to pieces. This book is about a little dog loved by a little boy. So sweet! But what makes it extra special is the almost tragedy at the end of the story and his loving sister's rescue of "Dogger." Cute, cute book with sweet illustrations.
Ok, so it's a kids book. But when I was just a tiny little thing I demanded that this book be read to me on a nightly basis. I still love this book, and yes it does still make me cry.
I hope that one day, when I have children of my own, this will be the book that I read to them, that they love and that they take with them throughout their life.
I hope that one day, when I have children of my own, this will be the book that I read to them, that they love and that they take with them throughout their life.
I must have read this book aloud to my boys hundreds of times. The illustrations are priceless! The family is British,charming, their home is sweet and a bit cluttered. The story is about a boy who loses his favorite toy, Dogger. The whole family rallies around to find him and in the end his big sister Bella comes to the rescue.
I was read this a thousand times when I was a kid and loved this book, and I picked it up when I was clearing out some of my old stuff.
The whole book is about a boy, Dave who absolutely loves, and adores his small stuffed companion Dogger but in the midst of normal routine he miss places his soft, brown, toy, Dogger.
He is heart broken and distraught but all comes to joy when he sees his friend for sale at his older sisters school fair. He is only more in pain though as a girl around his age buy...more
I purchased this at a little corner bookstore more than twenty years ago. It was a favorite of our children, and I expect our future grandchildren will also love it.Such a sweet story of sibling love and selflessness, and wonderful illustrations.
Feb 03, 2012
Needleroozer
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who's ever loved a stuffed animal; anyone who's ever had a nice big sister
Shelves:
kids-picture-books
This is a sweet, sweet book with absolutely gorgeous color illustrations. I want to look at every picture on every page over and over and over again.
This would be a really good book to teach kids about giving generously.
This would be a really good book to teach kids about giving generously.
This is another five-star favorite that I read to my children. It's a gentle, lovely story with sweet illustrations that perfectly captures a child's attachment to his beloved stuffed dog and the generosity of his sister.
A 1001 CBYMRBYGU. Dave mislays his old stuffed dog, but Dogger somehow finds his way back home. The story is lovely and the pictures are charming. I cannot imagine even a curmudgeon curmudgeonly enough to dislike this story.
This is one of our all time family favourites..Guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes..It's a real gripper of a story that reels you right in. The 1970's illustrations are a real treat too.
Dogger is the story of a little boy who loses his toy and of his big sister who saves the day. All of the children in this story are great role models. A pleasure to read.
A well-loved classic suited to early years children. Fits in with many topics such as being kind, family, favourite things. We love the happy ending!
A really sweet story about a boy that loses his favourite toy and his wonderful sister that helps him get it back I love this book and so do my little girls.
My sister-in-law, Terry, found this book for me. It is a precious story about sibling love. Can't wait to read it to my grandsons. Priceless!
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Shirley Hughes is the illustrator of more than two hundred children’s books and has won many prestigious awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. She is the author-illustrator of DON'T WANT TO GO! and OLLY AND ME 1 2 3. She lives in London.
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