The Dog Squad Series 3 Books Collection Set by Clara Vulliamy - Ages 6-8 - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The Newshound
The Race
The Show

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Age Range: Ages 6-8 (Grades 1-3)

Overview
Meet Eva, Simone, and Ash: three best friends who run their own newspaper, The Newshound, and solve gentle dog-themed mysteries along the way. The Dog Squad brings together The Newshound, The Race, and The Show in one paperback set, following the trio and their whippet companion, Wafer, through a missing-owner mystery, a race-day scandal, and a community dog show fundraiser. Written and illustrated by Clara Vulliamy, these lively illustrated chapter books blend friendship, curiosity, and light detective work, making them an ideal next step for young readers moving on from early readers into their first proper chapter book series.

About the Books
The Dog Squad series follows Eva, an aspiring young journalist, and her best friends Simone and Ash as they run their own homemade newspaper, The Newshound, chasing stories and solving small-scale mysteries around their neighborhood. Their loyal whippet, Wafer, tags along on every adventure, offering comic relief and canine charm throughout the series. In The Newshound, the very first case, Eva discovers a stray dog outside her home and sets out to track down his real owner, only to realize the answer might mean losing a new friend. The Race turns the spotlight on a local whippet race, where Eva and her friends uncover some questionable behavior and learn what fair play really means. The Show closes out the set with a fundraising dog show organized to support a rescue center in need, testing the friends' teamwork under pressure. Clara Vulliamy pairs short, accessible chapters with warm, expressive pencil illustrations, giving newly confident readers visual support alongside the text. The books feature an inclusive, relatable cast, including non-binary representation among the friend group, reflecting real modern classrooms. Themes of honesty, teamwork, curiosity, and kindness to animals run through every installment, giving young readers a familiar world to return to book after book. Each story stands on its own, so the set works equally well read in order or picked up individually, and the recurring cast means fans who finish one title will already be eager to meet Eva, Simone, Ash, and Wafer again in the next.

Key Benefits

• Complete 3-book paperback set featuring The Newshound, The Race, and The Show
• Written and illustrated by Clara Vulliamy, daughter of celebrated author-illustrator Shirley Hughes
• Gentle, age-appropriate mysteries perfect for readers transitioning to chapter books
• Expressive pencil illustrations throughout support reading confidence and engagement
• Inclusive, relatable cast of characters reflecting real modern friendships
• Great gift for dog lovers, budding journalists, and animal-mystery fans ages 6-8

Book-by-Book Guide
The Newshound — Eva finds a stray whippet named Wafer and must decide whether solving the mystery of his owner is worth the risk of losing him.
The Race — Eva and her friends investigate cheating at a local whippet race, learning that fair play matters more than winning.
The Show — The Newshound team organizes a fundraising dog show to help repair a storm-damaged rescue center, putting their teamwork to the test.

About the Author
Clara Vulliamy is a British author and illustrator who was born in London and studied at Chelsea School of Art, The Ruskin, and the Royal Academy. She is the daughter of celebrated author-illustrator Shirley Hughes and began creating picture books after having her own children. Since then, she has written and illustrated many beloved series for young readers, including Marshmallow Pie and Dotty Detective, sometimes collaborating directly with her mother. Clara lives in Twickenham, England, with her husband and their daughters, Leah and Martha, continuing to create warm, funny, illustration-rich stories for children.

Why You'll Love This Collection
With gentle mysteries, a lovable whippet sidekick, and warm illustrations on every page, The Dog Squad set is a wonderful gift for animal-loving young readers. Perfect for birthdays, holiday stockings, back-to-school reading, or building a classroom library, these three paperbacks turn independent reading into a joyful, confidence-building, page-turning habit that kids will want to revisit again and again.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.