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MADDIE LOUNGING ON THINGS by Theron Humphrey (Chronicle £14.99)

LET sleeping dogs lie, so the saying goes. Photographer Theron Humphrey has taken this advice to heart. In this adorable book, Humphrey follows his coonhound, Maddie, around the world, from cheap motels to family road-trips, and captures the moments the pooch catches up on sleep or relaxes in the tub (pictured). It is hard to believe you could fill an entire book with pictures of a dozing dog and make it interesting. But this collection does just that, and melts a few hearts while it’s at it.