The astounding true story of Sergeant Stubby, the dog who served in the First World War, brought to life by award-winning master storyteller Michael Foreman.Stubby was a brave soldier, a loyal friend... and a dog. From an army training camp to the trenches in France, this is the incredible true story of Sergeant Stubby, the dog who served bravely in the First World War, sniffing out gas attacks, catching spies and winning the hearts of his fellow soldiers.

In this astonishingly-drawn wartime story, a little girl called Rosalie is a captain on a very secret mission; a mission to learn how to read. Mother reads often to Rosalie, especially when Father sends them letters from the front line describing the forest in the distance, the churned-up soil and the soldiers hiding in holes. But as Rosalie gets further along in her mission and begins to piece together the words in her father’s letters, the truth about the consequences of war are finally and irrevocably revealed. An evocative, beautifully imagined and incredibly moving wartime story by celebrated author Timothée...

The world is full of heroes, and we are thankful for every single one! Let’s hear it for all our helper heroes, from NHS staff to teachers and delivery drivers to carers, who are always there for us when the going gets tough. Spend time giving thanks to those in your community and around the world!