Literary Dogs – Advent Calendar for Dog and Book Lovers
A hand-illustrated advent calendar for dog-loving readers: find 24 hidden doors in a library full of dogs and guess the famous literary dog behind each one.
Product description
It's Christmas Eve in the old library, and the dogs are everywhere. A shaggy one is snoring by the fire, a terrier is peeking out of a basket, a puppy is tugging at a ribbon, and a golden dog is resting its head on Father Christmas's knee.
Hidden among the bookshelves, the stockings, the armchair and the Christmas tree are 24 little doors. Behind each one is a famous dog from a classic book, poem, fable or legend. Every morning in December, find the door, open it and guess which dog it is.
A Newfoundland nanny tucking children into bed. A little black dog on a yellow brick road. A faithful old hound waiting twenty years at the gate… Some will make you smile, and a few might make you reach for a tissue.
How it works
- Find the door. Search the dog-filled library for today's number, hidden on a bookshelf, a stocking, the window or the tree.
- Open it. A hand-drawn picture of a famous literary dog is waiting inside.
- Guess the dog, and where it comes from. Name the dog, then the book, poem or story.
- Check the answers on Christmas Eve. All 24 dogs, with their stories, authors and dates, are listed on an illustrated answer sheet, sealed in its own envelope.
Why dog lovers adore it
- A daily dog quiz: 24 famous dogs, from easy favourites to delightful surprises.
- The most famous dogs in literature: Nana, Toto, Argos, the Hound of the Baskervilles, White Fang, Greyfriars Bobby, Montmorency, plus the dogs of Byron, Brontë and Barrett Browning.
- Hand-illustrated artwork: a warm ink-and-watercolour library with dogs on every rug and armchair, a bone on the floor and paw-print stockings by the fire.
- A gift that feels personal: made for the friend whose dog has more books than toys.
- Screen-free and sugar-free: a cosy December ritual (walkies not included).
Perfect for
Dog owners and dog lovers, book lovers, families with children, teachers, and anyone who has ever read with a dog snoring at their feet.
What's included
- 1 illustrated advent calendar, A4 landscape (21 × 29.7 cm / 8.3 × 11.7 in), with 24 perforated doors
- 1 illustrated answer sheet listing all 24 dogs with their stories, authors and dates
- 1 illustrated "The Answers" envelope to keep the solutions secret until Christmas Eve
Good to know
- The calendar contains no food or treats (for humans or dogs). The surprise behind each door is a dog to guess.
- The answers are in English.
- Suitable for all ages. Younger children may need a grown-up to help open the small paper doors.
24 doors, 24 famous dogs, and a pawsitively merry December. 🐕📚🎄