”I really, really, really, really wanted a dog. But I got Piper – the worst dog in the world.“ Piper doesn’t know how to play fetch, she doesn’t want to learn any tricks, she hates being in the car and frolicking at the beach with the other dogs. Luckily though, as soon as Piper feels ignored she starts to get curious. And that’s when we realise what she really likes to do…

Published in 2022 by Scholastic Press
ISBN 978-1743838778

The Worst Dog in the World is a heartwarming story about acceptance and friendship. A little girl gets a pet, but not the one she wanted. After realising she can’t turn her cat Piper into the dog she wants, she discovers the cat’s unique and quirky habits, and finds out that friendship means accepting the other as they are.

Curiously, the book is based on our pet cat Piper, whom we got because we were living in a flat in Sydney at the time and couldn’t have a dog. My first cat! – it was a steep learning curve…