A beautiful true story of a mysterious dog who adopts a bunch of travellers and walks with them over two mountain ranges and a high desert plain.
“A touching true story about friendship, love and how one dog united a group of travellers on a perilous adventure through the Altas mountains. A fantastic read.”
- Maisie, aged 9
By Steve Bonham
The Spirit Dog
The Spirit Dog
A book for children of all ages.
The true story of the mysterious and magical dog Black, who adopted Steve Bonham and his companions as they walked the High Atlas Mountains to find the sands of the Sahara.
A heartwarming and moving tale of adventure and friendship.
A Special Launch Offer!
(Full special launch offer expires 12 April 2024)
All sorts of exciting things are planned for the launch of the book including a nationwide tour of libraries and schools, the release of music and a website of activities. If you would like to support this, you can pre-order the book now. In return for your support, you will get:
A signed copy of the book
A welcome newsletter providing a fascinating background to the book and photos from the trek upon which the book is based
Access to the ‘Pioneer Readers’ Page a chance to jump into the ‘whole story’ of what makes books and reading so compelling. The page has the background to the story, exclusive access to yet-to-be released music, downloadable maps, a chance to take an early look at the illustrations as they develop, plus in the future interviews, games etc.
Your name, or the name of your nominated child, printed in the book in our Roll of Honour
A beautiful portrait of Black, the dog
A contribution on your behalf to Education for All Morocco, rebuilding schools for young children devasted by 2023’s earthquake
The Spirit Dog is illustrated by the hugely talented Tasia Graham
“As an illustrator I’m drawn to narratives and the magic of books. The Spirit Dog has great reading imagery to capture moments, feeling and emotion, which compelled me to work on the project!”
Tasia Graham
Education for All (Morocco)
EFA is a wonderful. practical initiative that provides safe dormitories near schools so that girls in the remote regions of the High Atlas Mountains can continue in education. Without them very few would have a secondary education, Because of them, girls have gone on to become doctors, teachers and entrepreneurs and massively positively impact their communities. The six dormitories were all badly damaged in the 2023 earthquake.
Education for All (Morocco) operates in the region where both The Spirit Dog and Stumbling Over Eden begins. Every book sold will contribute to the rebuilding and reestablishment of this amazing project.
Tasia’s lovely illustrations for the book
