The 101 Dalmatians

When I was little, I got a copy of this book from my grandmother. It was old, the cover was falling off, and the edges of the pages were stained red. I adored it, and read it several times. Later came the various movies, first the animated version, which was enjoyable, and then the live-action movie,......more

A delightful children's book that I read as a kid (many times) and haven't read since. I decided to read it again to see if it held up and was still fun. It definitely was an entertaining read. When I was looking it up, I was surprised to see so many Goodreads reviews complaining of sexism or anti-fe......more

This post is part of the 2015 Classics Challenge. “Like many other much-loved humans, they believed that they owned their dogs, instead of realizing that their dogs owned them." Cruella de Vil is enough to frighten the spots off a Dalmatian pup. But when she steals a whole family of them, the puppies’......more

What a lovely book. I saw the movie several years back and had greatly enjoyed it. But the book is more enjoyable than the movie. One of the best books on dogs that I have ever read. Lovely reading and a must read , even if you are not a dog lover......more

Another one of my childhood favourites that only until recently discovering it was based on a book. I used to rewatch the Disney Classic numerous times as a kid! Even though there’s some slight differences, Disney pretty much stayed faithful to Smith’s original story... The only real difference is Pong......more