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  • Published: 1 December 1992
  • ISBN: 9780099978701
  • Imprint: Red Fox
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $21.00

Harry The Dirty Dog



The perfect recipe for children's picture book classic - a mischievous mutt and bathtime.

Harry is a black and white dog who hates having a bath - so when he sees his owner with the dredded bath, he runs away. But in the end, harry gets so dirty that his owners dont recognise him and so he has to beg for the thing he used to dread so much so they let him back into the houshold.

  • Published: 1 December 1992
  • ISBN: 9780099978701
  • Imprint: Red Fox
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $21.00

About the authors

Gene Zion

Born on October 5, in 1913, Gene Zion attended the New School of Social Research and the Pratt Institute. In 1948, he married artist Margaret Bloy Graham, who then collaborated with him on all his picture books. When their marriage ended in 1968, Zion also ended his career as an author. Zion is best known for his creation of the rascally dog, Harry, who appears in such books as HARRY THE DIRTY DOG and HARRY BY THE SEA. He died in 1975.

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Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham | Read aloud by Greg Fleet

Buy now: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/harry-the-dirty-dog-9780099978701 Harry the dog loves getting dirty – one day he get's so filthy that be changes from a white dog with black spots into a black dog with white spots! What will it take for Harry to face his fears and finally have a bath? Read aloud by author and comedian Greg Fleet. #HarrytheDirtyDog #GeneZion #MargaretBloyGraham #GregFleet