Author(s): Carla Fitzgerald

Picture Books

Age range 3 to 6 Keeping up is RUFF!As Jet the dog discovers in this hilarious parody.Jet only has three biscuits and a joke to tell.After trying unsuccessfully to keep up with the Dachshunds, she realises this is more than enough to make a true friend!With billions following the exploits of the Kardashians world-wide, this is the parody that was begging to be written.Debut author, Carla Fitzgerald, has delivered, with exquisite style, this laugh-out-loud picture book exposing the secret lives of three trend setting Dachshunds.This story reminds readers young and old that trying to be anyone other than ourselves can be ‘RUFF’. Children will recognise the plight of lead mutt Jet as she tries, in vain, to keep up with the Dachshunds in this engaging read-aloud.Vibrantly illustrated by break-out success, Rebel Challenger, (Food or Friend, Mozzies vs Flies) this story will have young readers in stitches with love-at-first-sight pages of colour and humour.