Letters to a Dog

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Author: Torday, Piers General fiction (Children's / Teenage)Published on 8 May 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (Barrington Stoke Ltd) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 80 pages, 1 9 b/w, illus, (5 x half page illustrations b/w + 14 x internal spot illustrations b/w)131 x 198 x 8 | 142g Letters from a longed-for pet provide comfort and entertainment for a lonely boy in a heartfelt and gently humorous tale from bestselling author Piers Torday. Jamie is in hospital waiting for a life-changing operation. And to make a difficult time even harder, he?s fallen out with his dad and refuses to speak to him when he comes to visit. To keep his spirits up, nurse Shirley suggests he writes a letter to the dog he desperately wants to adopt from the local dog home. But imagine his surprise when Dog writes back! Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8. Show more