The Big Dog and Little Dog books are a new series of board books for babies and toddlers. In this, the first book of their adventures, Big Dog and Little Dog do the things that come most naturally to dogs: eating and sleeping... and being silly! Full color.

"The Big Dog & Little Dog books started out as a joke. I was trying to make my friend laugh by making up stupid little stories about two of our dogs. Later that night, I started thinking that these might actually be pretty good books for toddlers. So I sat down and wrote the first four stories." — Dav Pilkey Dav originally planned to illustrate these books with photographs of his dogs. But when he began to sketch out the rough drafts, he "fell in love" with the sweet cartoon dogs he had drawn. He decided to paint the books using these two characters instead.

This is the Real Big Dog & Little Dog Their real names are Martha Jane and Little Dog. Yes, "Little Dog" is her real name! Little Dog lives with Dav Pilkey in Eugene, Oregon. Martha Jane lives with Dav's friends down the street

• Pilkeymon's Paintbox • Big Dog and Little Dog: Picture Match Game • Meet Little Dog Click here for pictures you can print out and color! • Easy Sneezy • Tuffer Stuffer