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Tic Tac’s face: a scruffy little dog with black ears and a blue collar.

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Picture books about a tiny, scruffy dog called Tic Tac, who lives in a lovely old village in the English countryside with his family. Written by Colleen Ferguson and illustrated by Michelle Diprose.

Tic Tac’s books

  • Tic Tac and the Dog Trainer cover

    The first tale

    Tic Tac and the Dog Trainer

    Tic Tac is a tiny dog who likes to protect his family. But his rude behaviour is getting out of hand. So Mum decides to take him to dog training school.

    Things do not start well.

    Written by Colleen Ferguson · Illustrated by Michelle Diprose

  • Tic Tac and the Slippers cover

    Tic Tac and the Slippers

    Tic Tac is a tiny dog who loves playing tricks – and Mum’s slippers are his favourite thing to hide! Off he trots, sniffing for the perfect secret spot…

    But then Tic Tac finds something he wasn’t expecting at all.

    Written by Colleen Ferguson · Illustrated by Michelle Diprose

Tic Tac’s family, drawn in watercolour: Inca the German Shepherd, Ludo the black cat, and the five chickens Rosehip, Snowdrop, Blackberry, Willow and Bob.

Meet the family

Tic Tac
A tiny, scruffy dog with a nose for mischief.
Inca
A German Shepherd, and Tic Tac’s best friend.
Ludo
A big, soft black cat.
Mum and Dad
The two humans.
Rosehip, Snowdrop, Blackberry, Willow and Bob
Five chickens. Willow loves worms. No one knows why Bob is called Bob.

The real Tic Tac

Tic Tac is a real dog, and so is Inca. Here he is with Colleen.

Illustrations by Michelle Diprose.

Books for older readers

Colleen Ferguson holding Tic Tac, a small scruffy terrier, at an outdoor dog show.Tic Tac, small and scruffy, looking up at his best friend Inca the German Shepherd.