The Daily Bark: The Dinosaur Discovery - by Laura James (Hardcover)

About the Book

Bob, the stationmaster's dog at Puddle Train Station and travel correspondent for the Daily Bark, gets the scoop of a lifetime when he unearths a Dinosaur skeleton.

Book Synopsis

The second book in a charming new chapter book series about smart pups who start a neighborhood newspaper, for fans of The Secret Life of Pets.

Bob is the stationmaster's dog at Puddle Train Station and a reporter for The Daily Bark, Puddle's best (and only) newspaper for dogs. It's up to Bob to make sure the trains are perfectly on time every day. He has it all under control until the day he digs up the SCOOP of a lifetime in the park - a DINOSAUR skeleton!

Suddenly Bob's life isn't running like clockwork, it's running WILD as he and the other News Hounds catch the scent of a dastardly dinosaur THIEF. Can Bob pull off a daring dinosaur rescue, or is he on the express train to DISASTER?

Review Quotes

"The sweet, silly story charms from the first page, and frequent, appealing illustrations will help keep emerging readers immersed in the narrative. . . . A fetching canine comedy sure to delight and amuse." --Booklist

About the Author

Laura James's love of storytelling began at an early age and led her to undertake a degree in Film Studies and an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University in the UK. She is the author of the Adventures of Pug, Fabio the World's Greatest Flamingo Detective, and Daily Bark series. Her debut novel Captain Pug was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Laura lives near Bath with her two dachshunds, Brian and Florence.

Charlie Alder has written and illustrated several books for children, including Daredevil Duck and Chicken Break! as well as the Daily Bark series by Laura James and the Doggo and Pupper series by Katherine Applegate. She lives in Devon, England, with her husband and son. When not drawing chickens or dogs, Charlie can be found in her studio drinking coffee, arranging her crayons, and inventing more accidental animal heroes.