When a new baby is born, it's difficult to tell if it will grow up to be big, or small, or brave, or scared of the dark and spiders. So sometimes babies get the wrong name. It's the same with dogs. So when the Claybourne-Willments, who should have been called the Smiths, got Fearless as a little puppy, it seemed a good name for him. Except Fearless wasn't.

How does Fearless finally live up to his name? By accident, of course!

AWARDS

Winner -- CBCA Junior Judges Children's Choice Award 2010 (Picture Book)

Winner -- KOALA Award 2010 (Picture Book)

Winner -- YABBA Award 2010 (Picture Book)

Winner -- COOL Award 2010 (Picture Book)

Winner -- KROC Award 2010 (Picture Book)

Shortlisted -- CBCA 2010 (Early Childhood)

PRAISE

'the illustrations are accurate depictions of doggie habits, the expressions are clearly readable and the extra inclusions are clever, entertaining and appropriately pitched to the early reader. this is a wonderful pictorial study of a family and their pet.' -- Children's Book Council judges, 2010