Dear Pup: letters to a young dog

by Diana Pullein-Thompson

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered white cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 128, with b&w illustrations by William Rushton (no inscriptions).

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

The Pullein-Thompson sisters — Josephine Pullein-Thompson MBE (3 April 1924-[1]), Diana Pullein-Thompson (born 1 October 1925) [2] and Christine Pullein-Thompson (1 October 1925–2 December 2005[2] — are British writers of several horse and pony books (mostly fictional) aimed at children and mostly popular with girls. They started at a very young age (initially writing collectively) and they were at their peak in the 1950s and 1960s, but their popularity has endured. They have written a collective autobiography Fair Girls and Grey Horses.

All 3 sisters have written at least 1 book under a different name; Josephine wrote 1 under the pseudonym of Josephine Mann, Diana 3 books under her married name of Diana Farr and Christine wrote 2 books under the name of Christine Keir.

Their mother, Joanna Cannan (1898–1961), sister of the poet May Cannan, wrote similar equestrian stories, but is better known for detective mysteries.

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

An endearing book of letters from Suki the dog to a young puppy. A fun, heartwarming story. I bought my copy from Hay on Wye.

[J. Faller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I asked my mom to buy this for me at my grade school's book fair. Such an easy read because of its format.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this constantly when I was little, anyone who has ever had a dog (or or just likes gods) will be thoroughly entertained by Thompson's view of what goes on inside the canine mind. Beautifully written and entertaining, with a hefty dose of 'cute' to go with it.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must-read for all dog-lovers. So cute!