Here's our selection this month which may help you tick a few presents off your list early...
WINE DOGS AUSTRALIA
The Leunig Edition
by Craig McGill, Susan Elliott, Michael Leunig
Wherever good wine is made, you're likely to find a dog scouting the tasting room or winery.
Find out which dog is the Tasmanian sausage-eating champion, discover the identity of the wine industry's infamous handbag thief, and the Hunter Valley chook terminator is exposed! This is is a photographic journal of stunning pictures and great stories - created all for the love of dogs and wines.
Hardcover, 200 pages
Publisher: Giant Dog Publishing, 1st October 2017
RRP: $35.00 from www.booktopia.com.au
UPSIDE DOWN DOGS
by Serena Hodson
Photographer Serena Hodson takes beautiful colour photographs of man's best friend ... Her work revolving around her dogs, Rocco, Ralph and Simon has a strong fan base around the world and she is also the author of Dogservations.This time pooches of all shapes, sizes and colours show us their most lovable side as her furry subjects are all upside down! Hodson is able to capture the sweet personality of each dog she works with. The results are stunning, charming, and laugh-out-loud adorable. Even if your dog is a seasoned contortionist, we're bound to discover a few new positions and some inspiration for your own social feeds!
This wonderful book will delight dog lovers of all ages and makes a perfect Christmas gift.
This wonderful book will delight dog lovers of all ages and makes a perfect Christmas gift.
Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Hachette Australia, 31st October 2017
RRP: $19.99 from www.booktopia.com.au
REALLY GOOD DOG PHOTOGRAPHY
by Hoxton Mini Press
This book brings together the work of 30 artists including Alec Soth, William Wegman, Tim Flach and Peter Hujar to show dogs as pets, working animals or street dogs in a remarkable new light.
These images are full of surprise, drama and heart and will allow the dog lover and photography aficionado alike to reaffirm their relationship with man's best friend.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, 5th October 2017
RRP: $75.00 from www.booktopia.com.au
HOUNDS WHO HEAL
People and Dogs - It's a Kind of Magic!
by Chris Kent
The K9 Project is a unique organisation that works with ex-shelter dogs, providing therapeutic education, personal development, and canine-assisted coaching. Heart-warming, educational, inspiring, funny - yet sharply realistic - this book tells the story of human and canine companionship, courage, and resolve. Each dog has a unique gift that helps vulnerable and isolated children and adults find motivation, self belief, and that often elusive feeling of connection.
Telling the story of each of the dogs, and many of the people they helped along the way, you'll also learn from the people whose lives have been transformed, and from Chris Kent, founder of this unique project.Discover how the special dogs of the K9 Project have shaped so many lives.
If this is a topic of interest, you may also enjoy reading 'Unleashing the Healing Power of Animals' by Dale Preece-Kelly.
Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: Hubble & Hattie, an imprint of Veloce Publishing Ltd, October 2017
RRP: $32.99 from www.booktopia.com.au
PUG
How To Be the Best You
by Helen James
Sometimes we all need a little inspiration...Pugs have been around for centuries and with age comes wisdom! This particular Pug is a philosopher as everyone knows that Pugs stands for Philosophical Universal Guidance!
Drawing inspiration from other creatures and in a unique charming way this Pug demonstrates how we can learn from their teachings. This adult self- help book will delight readers (not just Pug lovers) with its beautiful colourful illustrations and simple thought provoking text.
Hardcover, 64 pages
Publisher: Exisle Publishing, 1st October 2017
RRP: $19.99 from www.booktopia.com.au
Book Club - Kids' Corner
HARRY KRUIZE, BORN TO LOSE
There are few books catering for teenagers and boys in particular. This title explores many issues: the acceptance of change and loss, the importance of friends and family, bullying and the uplifting strength that comes from hope.
Harry’s mum runs a boarding house for transient old men who are down on their luck. To counter his frustration and anger, Harry longs for the companionship of a dog. The Annual Gala at school features a dog hurdle race and more than anything in the world, Harry would love to enter a dog into that race and win it. Such a win would give him a sense of worth and belonging.
A new lodger, Jack Ellis, befriends Harry and shares a wealth of outback adventure stories featuring dogs with him.
Written in the form of a daily diary with easy to read font, the format makes it easy to pause and start again which should motivate even the most reluctant teenage readers!
Paperback, 225 pages
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing, 1st March 2017
For: Boys, 11+ years old
RRP: $17.95 from www.booktopia.com.au
LITTLE DOG AND THE SUMMER HOLIDAY
by Corinne Fenton, illustrated by Robin Cowcher
A charmingly illustrated book and a delightful story about a much loved Little Dog and his family.
The summer holidays stretch out forever. Little Dog and his family set off with their caravan from Melbourne to Sydney.
Set in the Summer holidays of 1957/58, this is a nostalgic story about road trips, camping, sunshine and the way family holidays used to be. Just as Little Dog and the Christmas Wish celebrated Melbourne, this is a lovely look at the Sydney of the 50's, when dogs were allowed to share the fun with you practically anywhere...
Regardless of his many guises however, Socks offers a dog's unconditional love and loyalty, for 'when he is by my side, he is my best friend'. We did enjoy the clever use of rhythm, rhyme and alliteration making this title the perfect read aloud book to share with young dog lovers, aged 3 to 8.
by Paul Collins
Harry’s mum runs a boarding house for transient old men who are down on their luck. To counter his frustration and anger, Harry longs for the companionship of a dog. The Annual Gala at school features a dog hurdle race and more than anything in the world, Harry would love to enter a dog into that race and win it. Such a win would give him a sense of worth and belonging.
A new lodger, Jack Ellis, befriends Harry and shares a wealth of outback adventure stories featuring dogs with him.
Written in the form of a daily diary with easy to read font, the format makes it easy to pause and start again which should motivate even the most reluctant teenage readers!
Paperback, 225 pages
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing, 1st March 2017
For: Boys, 11+ years old
RRP: $17.95 from www.booktopia.com.au
LITTLE DOG AND THE SUMMER HOLIDAY
by Corinne Fenton, illustrated by Robin Cowcher
The summer holidays stretch out forever. Little Dog and his family set off with their caravan from Melbourne to Sydney.
Set in the Summer holidays of 1957/58, this is a nostalgic story about road trips, camping, sunshine and the way family holidays used to be. Just as Little Dog and the Christmas Wish celebrated Melbourne, this is a lovely look at the Sydney of the 50's, when dogs were allowed to share the fun with you practically anywhere...
Hardcover, 32 pages
Publisher: Black Dog Books (an imprint of Walker Books Australia), 1st October 2017
For Ages: 5+ years old
RRP: $24.99 at www.booktopia.com.au
MY DOG SOCKS
by Robyn Osborne, illustrated by Sadami Konchi
Publisher: Black Dog Books (an imprint of Walker Books Australia), 1st October 2017
For Ages: 5+ years old
RRP: $24.99 at www.booktopia.com.au
MY DOG SOCKS
by Robyn Osborne, illustrated by Sadami Konchi
Join Socks in his secret world, where imagination rules and the everyday becomes extraordinary! While most people think Socks is just an ordinary dog, through a child's eyes he becomes an enchanted character of many disguises - a chameleon who changes with his environment. One day he's a contented cow rolling in grass, the next a sleek seal basking on rocks, or even a terrible tiger, sprinting from hunters and searching for prey.
Regardless of his many guises however, Socks offers a dog's unconditional love and loyalty, for 'when he is by my side, he is my best friend'. We did enjoy the clever use of rhythm, rhyme and alliteration making this title the perfect read aloud book to share with young dog lovers, aged 3 to 8.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing, 1st October 2017
For Ages: 3-8+ years old
RRP: $24.95 at www.booktopia.com.au
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For Ages: 3-8+ years old
RRP: $24.95 at www.booktopia.com.au
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