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What-A-Mess
What-a-mess Has Breakfast
The title character is a disheveled, accident-prone Afghan Hound puppy, whose real name is Prince Amir of Kinjan.
In this story, the puppy has been left on his own for the day with his food laid out, but he's scoffed the lot and now he's hungry again. His mother's last words before leaving were that "good things happen to good dogs." Although What-a-Mess gets into enormous mischief and makes an enormous mess in his search for food, his next meal arrives to him as if by magic (he faints near the front fence and scares a passer by . . . who drops her basket of food) which confirms that he has been the good dog he has strived to be.
The book series was later made into two animated series, both narrated by Muir.
In this story, the puppy has been left on his own for the day with his food laid out, but he's scoffed the lot and now he's hungry again. His mother's last words before leaving were that "good things happen to good dogs." Although What-a-Mess gets into enormous mischief and makes an enormous mess in his search for food, his next meal arrives to him as if by magic (he faints near the front fence and scares a passer by . . . who drops her basket of food) which confirms that he has been the good dog he has strived to be.
The book series was later made into two animated series, both narrated by Muir.
- GenresAnimals
28 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
About the author
Frank Muir
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Frank Herbert Muir was an English comedy screenwriter and radio and television personality. From 1977 on he also wrote children's books based on his family dog, What-a-Mess. In 1997 he published his autobiography.
Frank Herbert Muir was an English comedy screenwriter and radio and television personality. From 1977 on he also wrote children's books based on his family dog, What-a-Mess. In 1997 he published his autobiography.
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November 16, 2018
As a child I read "What A Mess" and did not discover there were more books in this series until I was an adult visiting Hay On Wye. All of the picture books in this series tell great stories and the pictures are beyond cute and clever. NO matter your age these books are a definite must read.
December 17, 2018
Not only one of my favourite series from childhood, but apparently still one of my school-age child's favourite books.
September 5, 2011
A story about a horribly messy puppy and the things that he gets into when nobody else is at home. Kids would probably love it, but I'm not a big dog fan, so it was just kind of gross... especially when he eats toothpaste, and later bacon-wrapped chocolate balanced on a tower of other random stuff.
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