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Poppy the Dog has watched her puppies grow up. Poppy wants each of her pups to explore traditions around the world. Poppy has a bag of magical charms. In each book Poppy gives one of the charms to a puppy. Once placed on their collar, the charm takes the pup to a family who is preparing for their special occasion.
In this book, Puppy Nell is given a magical wooden shoe charm. It whisks her off to Holland where a welcoming family shows her how they prepare for Saint Nicholas Day. As Nell participates in their fun festivities, she begins to wonder what the shoe charm means. Join the pup on her adventure to see if she finds out.
About the author
Vicki Johnson was the head teacher of an outstanding primary school for many years. Throughout her career, she wrote specifically for groups of children, adapting plots and characters to reflect their interests and devising scripts, musicals and stories to inspire, engage and challenge. She began writing thrillers for reluctant readers but which could also be read aloud and hold the attention of everyone in a class. With Wolf Jacket, even reluctant teenage boys have been known to read ahead. Married, with two grown-up children and four grandchildren, she lives in Exmouth, Devon.
