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Kipper the Dog
Kipper's Little Friends
A classic Kipper picture book about baby animals, perfect for sharing together.
Kipper and Arthur are talking about baby animals. A baby owl must be an owlet, so a baby frog is a froglet and a baby hedgehog can only be a hoglet... But what is a baby dog called? Do you know?
Little ones will love joining in with this charming story about baby animals and growing up.
Kipper has been a much-loved picture book character for over 25 years.
"The charmingly comical Inkpen, as always, hits the spot" - Guardian
"You simply cannot fail to win smiles with a new book about Kipper" - Daily Mail
Kipper and Arthur are talking about baby animals. A baby owl must be an owlet, so a baby frog is a froglet and a baby hedgehog can only be a hoglet... But what is a baby dog called? Do you know?
Little ones will love joining in with this charming story about baby animals and growing up.
Kipper has been a much-loved picture book character for over 25 years.
"The charmingly comical Inkpen, as always, hits the spot" - Guardian
"You simply cannot fail to win smiles with a new book about Kipper" - Daily Mail
32 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2015
About the author
Mick Inkpen
388 books67 followersMick Inkpen is one of the most popular author/illustrators in the world. His books have sold over 4 million copies, and have been translated into over twenty different languages. His best-loved characters are probably Kipper and Wibbly Pig – who are both stars of their very own TV series!
He began his career as a graphic designer, and worked with another children’s author Nick Butterworth (of Percy the Park Keeper fame) on a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express. In 1989 The Blue Balloon was published to great acclaim, and established him as an important and original voice in children’s picture books. He and his wife, Debbie, also had children of their own by this point: “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
Mick lives in Essex with his wife and two children.
He began his career as a graphic designer, declining a place to study English at Cambridge University. During this period he worked with Nick Butterworth, a fellow children’s author, from whom he learned design and typography. Together they developed a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express magazine, later to become a first series of children’s picture books. They also worked in children’s television.
In 1989 The Blue Balloon established him as a truly original voice in children’s picture books, by which time Mick and his wife Debbie had two children of their own. “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
He began his career as a graphic designer, and worked with another children’s author Nick Butterworth (of Percy the Park Keeper fame) on a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express. In 1989 The Blue Balloon was published to great acclaim, and established him as an important and original voice in children’s picture books. He and his wife, Debbie, also had children of their own by this point: “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
Mick lives in Essex with his wife and two children.
He began his career as a graphic designer, declining a place to study English at Cambridge University. During this period he worked with Nick Butterworth, a fellow children’s author, from whom he learned design and typography. Together they developed a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express magazine, later to become a first series of children’s picture books. They also worked in children’s television.
In 1989 The Blue Balloon established him as a truly original voice in children’s picture books, by which time Mick and his wife Debbie had two children of their own. “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
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May 15, 2025
Kipper and his friend Arthur were playing and learning at the same time. They were learning what baby animals were called, such as, a baby frog is a froglet, a baby goose is a gosling. Great illustrations.
July 30, 2017
Scarlett aged 6 ****
Poppy aged 4 *****
Poppy aged 4 *****
October 10, 2019
Cute book.
April 17, 2022
Didn't leave much of an impression, but cute like all the Kipper books are
April 16, 2025
I loved Kipper, the dog, as a kid, and I wanted to go reread and rewatch kipper the dog. I absolutely loved the book.
December 18, 2015
Tessu ja Possu oppivat ettei pöllön poikanen ole pössö eikä sammakon lapsi sossu tahi pikkusiili ole sissi. Paljon muuta kerrottavaa tästä kirjasta ei ole. Näitä kuluu tolkuttomasti kun lapsi on pieni ja hyvällä onnella vanhemmat eivät kurista pilttiä joka pyytää lukemaan tämän kirjan sadannen kerran, toivottavasti.
January 8, 2015
Oh Kipper! I love you so.
May 22, 2015
We can't resist a book in which a gosling makes an appearance.
September 23, 2015
So so cute. If Kipper was not cute enough, they had to throw in some baby animals. This book had my son wanting to use a computer to look up baby animal names.
May 26, 2016
Sooooo cute! <3
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