The slipcase, printed with signature Dalmatian spots, rounds off this joyful collector’s edition. Endpapers inspired by a design from the first edition illustrate ‘The Twilight Barking’, Smith’s take on the canine evening news, and the binding design shows a pack of Dalmatians on the run while a haughty Cruella de Vil, decked out in her ‘absolutely simple white mink cloak’, sneers out from the spine. Her Cruella is a perfect mix of the frightening and the ridiculous, and each doggy character is alive with individual personality: the mischievous Roly Poly, the tenacious Cadpig, and the adept Colonel, the sheepdog who is a ‘perfect master of strategy’. Sara Ogilvie’s charismatic duotone illustrations heighten both the fun and energy of the story.
This superb edition is introduced by former Children’s Laureate Jacqueline Wilson, who explains how The Hundred and One Dalmatians won her heart when she first read it as a child, and why it has gone on to do the same for generations of children since its first publication more than 60 years ago. British author Dodie Smith, who lived on nearby Dorset Square, had 9 dalmatians including one named Pongo and is thought to have passed the pink house on daily dog walks to Primrose Hill park. While the film may have captured the spirit of the story, it lacks the style and moments of charm and humour that can only be found in Smith’s inventive novel: the vivacious antics of Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler, the reason why Cruella, as one feisty pup discovers, tastes of pepper, and the mystery behind the identity of the hundred and oneth Dalmatian.
THE STARLIGHT BARKING DODIE SMITH MORE 101 DALMATIANS HEINEMANN HARDBACK 1971 DJ. Famously adapted by Walt Disney in 1961, Dodie Smith’s classic tale of a great dog robbery was inspired when a friend idly remarked that Smith’s own Dalmatian, also called Pongo, would make a lovely fur coat. The Hundred And One Dalmatians 1961 Paperback Book By Dodie Smith.
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