It's important to know what's really important. This is the moral of this ancient and well-known fable, retold in a modern-day context in which a dog who thinks he's extremely important is blinded by his own vanity. Consequently, he loses a delicious bone and is left very disappointed. Fold-out pages offer children large, lively and attractive images to capture their attention, encouraging them to follow the story. Colourful, thematic illustrated picture dictionaries present some of the main terms of basic French, whilst games and activities make reading easier and more involving and useful. Illustrated vocabulary: * the parts of the body * colours * the city * shopping * food