Digby O'Day in the Fast Lane

Hang on to the wheel for the first of three adventures from a dynamic mother-daughter pair: beloved author Shirley Hughes and talented illustrator Clara Vulliamy.

Digby O'Day and Percy are best friends. This daring canine duo can find adventure anywhere -- even entering an All-Day Race Digby is sure he can win, especially with Percy as his co-driver. But when the race starts and Digby and Percy are quickly left in the dust, it seems like they don't stand a chance. They meet peril after peril: a car that breaks down (and slides back to the edge of a cliff ), a near miss with an oncoming train, and worst of all, Digby's archenemy, Lou Ella, who is also in the race and will stop at nothing to win. In a day full of twists, turns, thrills, and surprises, anything can happen. Who will come out ahead? And will Lou Ella get her comeuppance?

Author: Shirley Hughes
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/26/2014
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.10h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780763673697
Audience: Ages 4-8


Award: 2016 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Elementary

About the Author
Shirley Hughes (1927-2022) was the author of more than fifty children's books and the illustrator of some two hundred more. One of the world's best-loved writers for children, she received the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and was awarded an OBE for her distinguished service to children's literature. In 2007, her book Dogger was voted the U.K.'s favorite Kate Greenaway Medal-winning book of all time.

Clara Vulliamy began her career illustrating for newspapers and magazines, but switched to illustrating children's books after having children of her own. She lives in England.