Animal lover and champion Irish dancer Samantha Hannigan is having a truly woof week. She and her best friend Ajay were messing around with the Brain Swap 3000, one of her grandad’s crackpot inventions, and now Sam is stuck inside the body of her neighbours’ dog – and it’ll be days before they can change her back!
How long can they pretend Sam is just dressing up in a dog costume for charity? Are her chances of winning the big dance competition scuppered? What’s going on behind closed doors at Roger Fitzmaurice’s dog-biscuit factory? And, um, why has Sam suddenly started to chew on slippers and bark at the moon?
Alan Nolan lives and works in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. He has written and illustrated many books and comics for children and grown-ups, including Fintan’s Fifteen, Conor's Caveman and the Murder Can Be Fatal series.
mad-cap adventure … An exciting and funny read, with lots of action and elements of fantasy and farce. The slapstick comedy supports serious themes of cruelty to animals and bullying. The final resolution of the story celebrates that everyone can have a part to play in making the world a better place. Alan Nolan illustrates his own story with energy and wit. In your eagerness to find out what happens to Sam and the animals, don’t be tempted to skip the comic panels throughout the book – they are fun and tell an important part of the story
Children’s Books Ireland
Nolan has a light touch and this funny book is full of heart. Perfect for David Walliams fans
Irish Independent
a funny, madcap adventure with lots of heart
Children’s Books Ireland Recommended Reading Guide 2017
this is a wonderfully hilarious read! … I loved this and am looking forward to rereading it already
Nayu’s Reading Corner
those barking mad enough to stick with this crazy plot will no doubt enjoy the ruff ride
Evening Echo
hilarious
Irish Independent
I love how things just keep happening so you never get bored with the story
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