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Annotation: Sometimes people, and dogs, have the wrong sort of name. Certainly that seems the case with Fearless, a lumbering, somewhat silly but big-hearted bulldog. Fearless looks ferocious but he is a big sook and is just trying to tell the startled burglar in the kitchen that no one is allowed to put feet on the table. The burglar interprets Fearless’ communication differently and so the loving dog becomes a hero. Gentle humour and appealing highly finished illustrations of an adorable/ugly dog and his adoring family. Themes in this book: Animals-habits and behaviour. Animals-training. Appearance. Dogs. Fear. Names, personal. Age 3-8 Source: Magpies
Author
Since he started writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin Thompson has had more than 50 books published. He has received several awards, including an Aurealis Award for the novel HOW TO LIVE FOREVER and the CBC Picture Book of the Year in 2006 for THE SHORT AND INCREDIBLY HAPPY LIFE OF RILEY. He has been shortlisted for many other awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious children's literature prize in the world. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Colin lives in Bellingen, Australia. His books with Random House Australia include HOW TO LIVE FOREVER, numerous picture books, THE FLOODS series, THE DRAGONS series, THE BIG LITTLE BOOK OF HAPPY SADNESS picture book, which has been shortlisted for the 2009 Children’s Book Council Award for Best Picture Book, and FREE TO A GOOD HOME.
