Sampson becomes lonely after losing his big brother and best friend Frankie. Until . . . a new puppy named Milo arrives. Sampson soon discovers that Milo is missing manners. Remembering how Frankie taught him manners, Sampson takes on his new role of "Big Brother". A heartwarming story about welcoming a new member into the family.
Emily Perkins is a writer of contemporary fiction, and the success of her first collection of stories, not her real name and other stories, established her early on as an important writer of her generation. Perkins has written novels, as well as short fiction, and her writing has won and been shortlisted for a number of significant awards and prizes. She was the 2006 Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellow, and she used the fellowship to work on her book, Novel About My Wife, published in 2008. She is an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award winner (2011).