The first picture book that she illustrated Dogs Don''t Do Ballet was also shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Sara Ogilvie is an award-winning illustrator and printmaker who won the 2011 Booktrust Best New Illustrator Award. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
She was Children''s Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia also writes fiction including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks as well as poems plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world''s best-loved children''s books including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo''s Child which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by the multi-talented illustrator and print-maker Sara Ogilvie, The Detective Dog is a fast-paced celebration of books, reading, libraries and the relationship between a little boy and his rather special dog. Books about dinosaurs, books about space and even books about dogs - Nell loves them all! But one day Peter and Nell arrive at school to find all the books have disappeared! Who could have taken them, and why? Luckily, Detective Dog Nell, with help from the whole class, is ready to sniff out the thief!
When she''s not cracking cases, Nell goes to school with Peter and listens to the children read. Her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work solving mysteries and finding all Peter''s lost toys. Peter''s dog Nell has an amazing sense of smell. She was known far and wide as Detective Dog Nell. There once was a dog with a keen sense of smell. When a crime needs solving, there''s only one dog for the job! Join Nell the Detective and help solve the mystery of the missing books.
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