3 Wishes for Pugman

AT LAST! THE ANTEDOTE TO ALL THOSE FAIRY BOOKS!

The day hasn’t started well for Pugman, quite possibly the grumpiest dog you’ll ever find in a kids’ book. He’s overslept, there’s nothing for breakfast and the rain has made his newspaper soggy. You’d be grumpy too.

Then, out of nowhere, a magical and unnecessarily cheerful fairy appears. She offers the grumpy Pugman three wishes.

Think you know what he’ll wish for? You and the fairy are in for quite a surprise!

At last, the antidote to those seemingly endless fairy books for kids, and what a hoot it is. Meschenmoser’s delightfully dishevelled illustrations are full of wit and mischief and its hilarious ending will have you cheering for our canine curmudgeon.

‘[Meschenmoser’s] creatures are not slickly cute but refreshingly sympathetic. They do not ask to be admired. They look as if they need a hairbrush.’ - The New York Times