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Dog Who Was (Almost) Perfect

Jack Kurland
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781836007746
  • Weight: 350g
  • Dimensions: 276 x 235mm
  • Publication Date: 04 Jun 2026
  • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

A heartwarming story that helps children embrace imperfection, manage worries about getting things wrong and learn that mistakes are part of life.  
 
There once was a dog called Doris who was practically perfect in every way. She woke up on time every morning, never forgot to fetch her owner’s slippers and could perform all her tricks flawlessly. Doris loved being perfect. 
 
Until one day, something not-so-perfect happens and Doris panics. Will my owner be sad? Or angry? Or think I'm a bad dog? For the first time, Doris feels unsure of herself.  
 
With a little help from some kind new friends, Doris begins to see things differently. She discovers that it’s okay to get things wrong sometimes, and that being imperfect doesn’t make her owner love her any less. 

From the creator of The Cat Who Couldn't Be Bothered – shortlisted for the Indie Book of the Year 2024 and longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Award 2025 – this is a charming and emotionally sensitive picture book that explores perfectionism with warmth, humour and heart. 
About Jack Kurland
Jack Kurland is an author-illustrator from Leigh-on-Sea in the UK. After graduating from Winchester School of Art in 2013, he spent seven years working as a graphic designer. He paused to go travelling for two years, where he realized he wanted to achieve an ambition he’d always had: to create children’s books. He now finds the balance between being a graphic designer and working on illustrating and writing stories. His debut book, The Cat Who Couldn't Be Bothered was shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2024 and longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2025.
 

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