Books by age

The day hasn't started well for Pugman, quite possibly the grumpiest dog you'll ever find. He's overslept, there's nothing for breakfast and the rain has made his newspaper soggy. You'd be grumpy too. Then, out of nowhere, a magical and unnecessarily cheerful fairy appears. She offers Pugman three wishes. Think you know what he'll wish for? You and the fairy are in for quite a surprise! At last, the antidote to those seemingly endless fairy books for kids, and what a hoot it is.

Meschenmoser's delightfully dishevelled illustrations are full of wit and mischief and its hilarious ending will have you cheering for our canine curmudgeon.

Pugman has woken up so late that the day is half over. He wonders if it's even worth getting up.