For the colleague who wanted to know about other Pennac titles, all those who loved Eye of the Wolf AND those who are still to be convinced...

Dog - Daniel Pennac

Half-drowned at birth, abandoned on a rubbish tip and chased by dog-catchers:Dog's had a tough puppyhood. He decides it's time to find himself an owner - someone he can train and love. But human beings are strange creatures and his search is harder than he expected...

Written from a canine point of view, this humorous and touching story will warm your hearts and have you alternatively laughing and (maybe) crying. It is reminiscent of Varjak Paw and The Miraculous Adventures of Edward Tulane and its French setting could make it of interest to those schools which have chosen French as their additional language.

Don't be put off by the first couple of chapters.

Jenny Vernon CLPE