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The Chase

by Jenny Bloomfield Publisher: FRANCES LINCOLN

Critically Recognized

A ball sets a growing pack in motion

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Hardcover New English

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    Praised by The Sunday Post

    The Sunday Post praised the book as likely to excite preschoolers.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A ball sets a growing pack in motion

A beachside game of fetch quickly expands into a chase involving ten dogs and a bright red ball. Their route carries them from the shore through city streets, a museum, a park and along a river, with a high iron girder and a rumbling waterfall among the obstacles described. The simple, cumulative premise gives the action a clear visual thread: the dogs keep pursuing the same prize as the scenery changes around them. At 32 pages, the book is presented as a picture-book adventure centered on dogs, movement and a shared chase.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children aged 4–8 who enjoy dog-centered picture books
  • Young listeners who like stories built around a repeated pursuit and changing locations
  • Dog-loving families looking for a read-aloud adventure

Themes

Dogs and playPursuit and determinationChanging landscapes

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Book overview

" . . . dog-lovers will eat it up." - Booklist

"Preschoolers will be super excited about this canine caper." - The Sunday Post

Are you ready?

Are you steady?

FETCH!

A girl on a beach throws a ball for one eager little dog. Suddenly one dog becomes two--three--TEN leaping, bounding doggies, hot on its trail! The chase is on: who will be the lucky pup to fetch the bright red prize?

The race leads them down the beach, through the city, into the museum; high up over the city balanced on an iron girder; through the park down the river, until: what's that rumbling sound? Oh dear! But not even a thundering waterfall will stop these determined dogs from chasing down that ball...

An utter joy from beginning to end, this book combines the charm--and an adorable canine crew--of Hairy Maclary with the infectious rhythm and energy of We're Going on a Bear Hunt.
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