Chuck is a whippet. A very nervous whippet, who’s scared of absolutely everything: paper bags, pigeons, supermarket trolleys, cats (even the little fluffy ones). Some people say Chuck’s a wimpet, not a whippet, and Mum keeps pretending she’s going to give Chuck away, but Danielle loves her scaredy-cat whippet and knows that there’s more to Chuck than meets the eye…

Seven funny, charming and totally whippet-friendly stories from Peter Dickinson, the winner of several major awards for his books for young readers - and the owner of three whippets!