Dylan the Shopkeeper is the second picture book in a series featuring an exuberant stripy dog, who just loves to play.

Today Dylan is playing at being a shopkeeper.

It’s all great fun, until his friends, Jolly Otter and Purple Puss, decide they want to be shopkeepers, too!

• Look out for Dylan's friend, Dotty Bug, on every page, as she encourages readers to join in with the story.
• Created by bestselling illustrator Guy Parker-Rees, Dylan is a joyous character who uses playing and fun to help toddlers explore and understand their world.
• Check out Dylan's Playtime Adventure, a new cartoon based on the Dylan series, now airing on CBeebies and available to stream on BBC iPlayer