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  “Actually, I’ve got to go and chase some pesky birds off my patch. See you later, your Mystical Muttness!”

  Pickle saluted Badger, and slipped through the crack in the fence.

  Badger shook himself and mulled over the idea of trying to bring Pogo Paws back for a gang reunion. He shuddered slightly at the thought; not of Pogo Paws alone, but of all the gang! Individually was one thing … but together? Top Dog, Dodgy Dave, Snif, Lennie, Pickle and Pogo Paws?

  And as he lay his head down on the slightly damp grass, he wondered just how chaotic his next adventure would be.

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  A round of “up-paws” for Badger the Mystical Mutt

  “Pitch-perfect subtlety and wit.”

  Shari Low, The Daily Record

  “Using Badger books is an excellent way of opening communication channels with how your child gets on at school.”

  Missing Sleep

  “There are some underlying morality themes that should allow vigorous class discussions.”

  Stephen King, The School Librarian Magazine

  “I don’t know how McNicol and Jackson do it but they have a prodigious talent when it comes to Badger the Mystical Mutt - they are fun, have wickedly good illustrations and a plot line to keep both children and adults happy.”

  BFK Books

  “Kids’ book takes world by storm.”

  The Scottish Sun

  “A moving and joyful story which warmed the heart of this cynical old journalist.”

  That’s Books

  “First-time winner.”

  The Evening Times

  A toast-loving, magical hound, who has been winning fans in book shops, libraries and schools across Scotland.”

  The List

  “A charming and very funny children’s story.”

  Diana Cooper

  “McNicol & Jackson have created a charming new book character; a toast-crunching hound named Badger.”

  Aye Write, Glasgow’s Book Festival

  “A truly magical story which has all the hallmarks of a future children’s classic!”

  Ursula James

  “A magical 21st-century narrative which will delight and inspire folk of all ages.”

  Alex Lewczuk, Southside Broadcasting

  “The toast-crunching, spell-muffing Badger the Mystical Mutt is a delightful, madcap, magical character, who worms his way into your affections.”

  Maggie Woods, MotorBar

  “Badger the Mystical Mutt is the coolest doggie around and in his brilliant stories he helps young kids understand their world and believe in themselves and their ambitions.”

  Vegetarian Living Magazine

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  Text © Lyn McNicol and Laura Cameron Jackson 2013

  Illustrations © Laura Cameron Jackson 2013

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  First published 2013 by The Lunicorn Press

  Reprinted 2015

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  Printed by Martins the Printers, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  Designed and typeset by Heather Macpherson at

  Raspberry Creative Type

  Set in 14.25 pt Gentium Book

  British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

  A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

  ISBN: 978-0-9569640-5-2

  eISBN: 978-0-9929264-1-0

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