Rich in the sense of discovery, rich too in the love between puppy and child, here is a timeless country idyll for all ages.
‘Born at the very start of the summer, so small she could rest easily in the cupped hands of a child …’
From a little furry bundle, Rosie the puppy grows, learns, and explores her world - rose petals, spiders and butterflies in the garden, the jungle of long summer grass, the fields where a fox calls, the beach where she chases waves and digs deep in the sand.
Warmly and lovingly, Rosie’s first summer is recreated in Jackie Morris’s poetic words and Cathy Fisher’s unforgettable images.
Jackie Morris is an award-winning writer and illustrator. She lives and works in Wales and her work is informed and inspired by wild places and creatures. She has illustrated over 40 books, and was shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2016 for Something About a Bear. She won it in 2019 for The Lost Words. She was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2024 in the illustrator category.
Cathy Fisher is an artist, illustrator and picture book maker renowned for her sensitive and delicate depictions of childhood, animals and the natural world. Two of Cathy’s books have been longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
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WEL Publisher: Otter Barry, September 2025
Editor: Janetta Otter-Barry
Primary Agent: Jessica Woollard
Film/ TV agent: DHA (Georgie Smith)
Extent: 40 pages
Age: 3-5 years
Illustrations: Full colour by Cathy Fisher
Co-agents: Chinese Andrew Nurnberg Associates; Japanese Japan Uni
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