About this item
Bold, hilarious artwork captures the innocent charm of affable George, a dog who is trying to be good - with disastrous results.George is a dog with all the best intentions. And his owner, Harry, has all the best hopes that George will be a well-behaved dog when he leaves him alone for the day. But when George spies a delicious cake sitting on the kitchen table, his resolve starts to waver. You see, George loves cake. . . . Uh-oh. What to do now? It's so hard to be a good dog when there are cats to chase and flowers to dig up! What ever will Harry say when he gets back? Chris Haughton's fetchingly funny story and vibrant, retro illustrations are sure to lure dog lovers of all ages - and anyone who has ever met a temptation too good to resist.
About the Author
Chris Haughton is an Irish designer and author living in London. He has published six books and one app. A BIT LOST (2010) has been translated into 23 languages and won 10 awards in 8 countries. In Holland, it won Dutch Picture Book of the Year 2012 and in Italy the Premio Andersen Award. OH NO GEORGE! (2012) won has won several award including the Junior Magazine Book of the Year. SHH! WE HAVE A PLAN (2014) won the AOI award for best Childrens Book in 2014. HAT MONKEY (iOS app) was nominated for the CYBILS awardGOODNIGHT EVERYONE (2016) was selected for the World Illustration Awards exhibition.DON'T WORRY LITTLE CRAB (2019) MAYBE... (2021) Visit Chris's site for free downloads and activity sheets:www.chrishaughton.comIn 2012, together with Akshay Sthapit he has co-founded a fair trade company in Nepal called NODE. It operates as a non profit and aims to connect the worlds best designers with fair trade organisations. For their first exhibition they asked 18 artists to each design a rug for the Design Museum in London. They are currently being sold online and through the Design Museum Shop.
