Scruffy by Barbara Spencer, is a charming little story promoting the responsibilities of pet ownership through a funny, yet heart-rending, tale of a puppy abandoned. Schoolchildren, as young as five, have created the illustrations.

They are the winners of a Somerset-wide competition in which six-hundred children took part.

Based on the adventures of a real-life Scruffy, the book is dedicated to Bristol Dog’s Home.

ISBN 978 1 84114 585 3, paperback, 210x297mm, 64 pages. Published April 2006.

REVIEWS: Somerset County Gazette.