The Hundred and One Dalmatians

The Hundred and One Dalmatians
First edition cover
AuthorDodie Smith
Original titleThe Great Dog Robbery
IllustratorJanet and Anne Grahame Johnstone
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherHeinemann (United States)
Publication date
1956
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages199
OCLC1111487296
Followed byThe Starlight Barking (1967) 

The Hundred and One Dalmatians is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith about the kidnapping of a family of Dalmatian puppies. It was originally serialized in Woman's Day as The Great Dog Robbery,[1] and details the adventures of two dalmatians named Pongo and Missis as they rescue their puppies from a fur farm. A 1967 sequel, The Starlight Barking, continues from the end of the novel.

  1. ^ Steinmetz, Cheryl (2005). "'101 Dalmatians' and Breed Popularity in the U.S." (PDF). Dalmatian Club of America.