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Doggy Dance Off

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Doggy Dance Off by Steve Smallman and Robert Starling

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By Steve Smallman and Robert Starling

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A pooch-tastic tale from bestselling author Steve Smallman packed with hilarious illustrations by Robert Starling.

Head down to the Doggy Dance Off, where all the cool dogs meet to wag their tails and stomp their feet. There’s body-popping pug, Doug. Duke Doggy Doo, the punk rocker cockapoo! Eva, golden retriever and dance floor diva and . . . one mysterious masked dancer. Who is that body-popping, hand-jiving, groovy mover?

This dazzling doggy dance off has a feline twist in its tail. With its fun rhyming text and upbeat colourful illustrations, alongside a fabulous message of inclusivity, Doggy Dance Off will have readers dancing for joy. Fans of Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae, Tiger in a Tutu by Fabi Santiago, and Cindergorilla by Gareth P. Jones and Loretta Schauer, will love grooving along to Doggy Dance Off.

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12 Sep 2026

Funny

02 Sep 2026

Doggy Dance-Off — Book Review

Title: Doggy Dance-Off
Author: Steve Smallman
Illustrator: Robert Starling

What the story is about:
All the dogs have a big dance competition! They all show their best moves. Then a mystery dancer arrives — and it’s a cat! The dogs are very nice and let her join in. They all dance together and have lots of fun!

My favourite part:
My favourite part is when they find out the mystery dancer is a cat! It made me laugh!

What I liked:

- The pictures are bright and colourful
- The words are fun to read aloud
- It teaches you to be kind and let everyone play

I would recommend this book to my friends and anyone who likes dogs, cats, or dancing! It is great for ages 3–7.

29 Aug 2026

Our favourite!

25 Aug 2026

This one was a super read, we sat again in a quiet corner to read and enjoyed the story

24 Aug 2026

It was about a cat that got dressed in a dog costume because he wanted to go to the doggy dance off and then he slipped on wee and his mask fell off. Nice story!

22 Aug 2026

For anyone who loves dancing this book is for you. Great read with a little twist at the end! Would recommend for a little afternoon relaxing reading session.

20 Aug 2026

I love the rhyming, its clever.

17 Aug 2026

Didn't really like it

10 Aug 2026

It was excellent

04 Aug 2026

I loved it because the cat was pretending to be a dog. It was really really funny.

03 Aug 2026

I like the cat that came to dance

31 Jul 2026

They do funny dances in the book

31 Jul 2026

Humourous and good rhyme, but quite hard to read. My son liked it for the giggles. Nice storyline about all being friends.

30 Jul 2026

The cat was pretending to be a doggy. He was wearing a mask and doggy clothes but he wasn't a real doggy.
I was laughing. I liked that book.
I would tell daddy to read the book because it's funny.

29 Jul 2026

My favourite character was the Masked Dancer, I loved their dance moves.
Keep reading, for the surprise at the end!!
I would definitely recommend this book!!!
It is the best book that I have ever read!!!!

27 Jul 2026

I liked the dance

26 Jul 2026

I loved the cat and when he lost his costume

24 Jul 2026

i think is nice and funny but i am alittle curious on why is a really short boook and i thjink is poetry because it had alot of ryming words

24 Jul 2026

It sounds groovy

21 Jul 2026

Loved that cats are allowed.

20 Jul 2026

I liked that the character looked like Hey Duggey

16 Jul 2026

I would like it to be longer and more detailed but I liked that it sounds a bit like a song.

15 Jul 2026

A lovely book about including people even if they’re different

15 Jul 2026

Very interesting book

12 Jul 2026

Funny when one of them wees on the floor. Love the great twist in the story

11 Jul 2026

I liked this story. It was silly and funny and suprising.
I would recommend this book.

11 Jul 2026

Great fun story

04 Jul 2026

I liked it because it was a cat disguised as a dog and it was very good!

02 Jul 2026

The dog because the dog was danceing and it was funnie.

30 Jun 2026

It is so relaxing when you read it

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