Book 1

Selby's Secret

by Duncan Ball

Published 27 February 1986
Selby, the only talking dog in Australia, and perhaps the world, is back with another collection of scintillating stories about the lovable pooch from Bogusville.
A change is as good as a holiday - and for Selby, the two go hand in hand. to coincide with the summer school holidays, HarperCollins will re-release four Selby favourites with a fresh new look. Selby's Secret Selby's secret is that he is the only talking dog in Australia and, perhaps, the world. With dreams of cosy fireside chats with his owners, the trifles, Selby realises his gift could change him forever from family pooch to family servant. Selby's zany misadventures while struggling to pretend he's just an ordinary barking dog will have you howling with laughter. Ages 7-12

Book 2

Selby Speaks

by Duncan Ball

Published 22 August 1988
Selby the talking dog continues his exploits and adventures while still attempting to keep his skill a secret.

Book 3

Selby Screams

by Duncan Ball

Published 15 May 1995
Selby, the talking dog, is back - by popular demand - and getting tangled up in more misadventures. Selby, the talking dog, is back - by popular demand - and getting tangled up in more misadventures. Selby is still trying to keep his amazing abilities a secret so the trifles don't put him to work or, even worse, hand him over to scientists to be examined. But he needs to speak out - or scream out - when the Beast of Bogusville comes after him, or he finds himself dangling dangerously in mid-air, or he comes face to face with a living, breathing Egyptian mummy. Gulp, yiiikes, what's this? the trifles have a photo that proves Selby is no ordinary canine! His days of freedom could be numbered . Bury your nose in this third collection of Selby adventures for some screamingly suspenseful stories about this popular pooch. Ages 7 - 12

Book 6

Selby Snowbound

by Duncan Ball

Published 30 June 2004

Selby is about to embark on a chilly Antarctic adventure that is bound to take him to the peak of danger . and beyond!

Book 9

Selby Splits

by Duncan Ball

Published 15 December 2004
Selby is the only talking dog in Australia and, perhaps, the world - but is he? Suddenly there is another Selby looking like our lovable pooch - but this devious, diabolical dog is after fame and riches, even if it means ruining Selby's life forever! In this crazy collection of Selby adventures, our courageous canine must: survive the terror of the tomb of the Dancing Dead escape the clutches of the deadliest spider on earth help the New York cops catch a clever crim, and deal with being splashed with Passion Potion perfume And he still has to keep the fact he can talk a secret! Crikey . this is one pooch that lives life on the edge! Ages 7-12

Book 13

Selby's Shemozzle

by Duncan Ball

Published 27 July 2005
Duncan Ball's Selby books have repeatedly been winners of 'children's choice' book awards. Selby - the only talking dog in Australia, and perhaps the world - returns with more stories to entertain and amuse in the thirteenth book of the series. Between being coated in chocolate and almost eaten by those horrible brats Willy and Billy, falling in love with the world's first talking cat, pretending to be a seeing-eye dog and maybe - just maybe - changing the recipe of Dry-Mouth Dog Biscuits, Selby is in a right shemozzle. But the biggest shemozzle of all is when he becomes invisible...this hilarious collection of stories in the bestselling Selby series is guaranteed to leave you gasping with laughter. Ages 7-12

Selby Sorcerer

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 January 2011
A change is as good as a holiday䡵t for Selby, the two go hand in hand. to coincide with the summer school holidays, HarperCollins will re-release four Selby favourites with a fresh new look. Selby SorcererWillia and Billia, the trifleᱠterrible nephews, are again up to no good. Selby can end their havoc䶩th magic, but for how long? Ages 7-12

Selby Spacedog

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 January 2011
A change is as good as a holiday but for Selby, the two go hand in hand. to coincide with the summer school holidays, HarperCollins will re-release four Selby favourites with a fresh new look. Selby SpacedogSelby may be keeping mum in front of his owners, but he better be careful listening to Gary Gaggs corny jokes on the Gagg Bag telephone line...Ages 7-12

Selby's Stardom

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 January 2011

If the trifles agree, Selby is jetting off to Hollywood and a starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster. But can Selby stop his dream from falling apart without anyone finding out that he is one extra-clever mutt who can talk?

The Joke's on Selby

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 February 2011
Garry Gaggs, Bogusville's crazy comedian, takes the microphone to deliver this collection of funnies.
'this dog has no nose.' 'How does he smell?' ' terrible' Join Selby and Gary Gaggs, Bogusville's craziest comedian, with this gathering of giggles and gut-busting gags. Watch Gary tackle life on a leaky boat with a bad history. Chuckle as he gets involved in a film romance with a difference. Be part of the epic 'Poem that Stopped Bogusville'. And when an unseen heckler beats him to the punchline every time, Gary's in trouble. Selby must not only discover who the phantom gagster is, but stop himself laughing at Gary's terrible jokes ... and blowing his own secret! For the first time in one book, readers can find, and fans can rediscover, all the hilarious stories starring Gary Gaggs, Selby's favourite funnyman. And Gary's own great jokes can be found in Selby's Joke Book and Selby's Side-Splitting Joke Book.

Selby Supersnoop

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 January 2011
A change is as good as a holiday䡵t for Selby, the two go hand in hand. to coincide with the summer school holidays, HarperCollins will re-release four Selby favourites with a fresh new look. Selby SupersnoopWhat with crimes to solve, thieves to foil and adventures to fall headlong into, Selbyᱠthe busiest dog detective in the world. But will a nosy video camera reveal Selbyᱠsecret to the world? Ages 7-12

Selby Surfs

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 January 2011

Selby battles humungous waves at the Surf-Racing Championships while trying to keep his tongue-tickling talent tucked away. Surely Selby's secret won't be revealed just because he decided to try surfing!! Ages 7-12

Selby Sprung

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 November 2011
The sixteenth SELBYadventure could reveal his secret ... once and for all. Ages 7-12
Selby, the only talking dog in Australia, and perhaps the world, is back with this new collection of his wonderful adventures. the thrills come thick and fast in this sixteenth Selby book as Selby is hurled out of the world's only sky-writing embroidery aeroplane to what should be certain death. Vampires invade Selby's peaceful town, and Selby is captured by a Shark Man on Death Island. the death-defying dog is put to the test time and again in these gut-wrenching and hilarious stories. And all the while Morrie Artie, the Evil Genius, and his thousands of agents comb Australia in search of this remarkable dog. Will Selby be sprung? Will his secret finally be revealed to the world? After over two hundred adventures, will this be the end of Selby?there's only one way to find out...Based on real events (or so Selby says).

Selby Snaps

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 January 2011

Another snappy collection of fur-raising adventures, and this time Selby falls head over heels in love with the most gorgeous girl-dog he's ever seen!

Selby Scrambled

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 October 2011

Selby, the only talking dog in Australia, and perhaps the world, is one splendiferous pooch. What other dog could scale the glass walls of the world's tallest skyscraper, save a shipload of passengers from certain death, match wits with an all-powerful Evil Genius who is out to tell Selby's secret, become a star radio shock jock, and take on the world's top soccer star at his own game? And just when Selby thinks that he's in the clear at last, along comes his greatest challenge - Frank, the mind-scrambling robot monster ... this twelfth collection of stories in the bestselling Selby series is guaranteed to blow your mind and leave you gasping with laughter. Ages 7-12


If you thought the Selby Joke Book was funny ... then you will love Selby's Side Splitting Joke Book. Selby, the only talking dog in Australia, and perhaps the world, has collected another bunch of hilariously humorous jokes, riddles, knock knocks and insults to tickle your funny bone and set you giggling and snorting so much you might just split your sides. Q: What do you get if you cross a toad with a galaxy? A: Star Warts Visit Selby on his website: www.harpercollins.com.au/selby

Selby Celebrates

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 August 2015

Selby the Talking Dog is turning thirty, and this special edition contains the first three titles in the Selby series (SELBY'S SECRET, SELBY SPEAKS and SELBY SCREAMS) that take us back to Selby's early days and where it all began.

 

Ages: 7+


Selby Shattered

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 January 2011
Chronicles of a crazy canine !
the Search for Selby Society is hot on his trail and eager to tell the world his secret. And, as if that isn't bad enough, there are shipwrecks, evil curses, ghostly gagsters and - worst of all - the triple terror out to get him. Oh woe woe woe - what is a dog to do? Read this book and see! Ages 7-12

Selby Selection

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 January 2011

Here's the collection you have been waiting for - a super selection of the silliest, side-splitting stories chosen by Selby himself. Plus there are stacks of jokes, poems, songs and other saucy surprises from the only talking dog in Australia and, perhaps, the world. Selby is the mutt with the mostest, the punch-packing pooch, the dashing daring dog from Down Under. And he's hanging out to have big, big fun! So strap yourself in, hold onto your sides and get ready for the very best of Selby.

Selby's Joke Book

by Duncan Ball

Published 1 January 2011

Rejacket of this hilarious title from the hugely popular Selby series. From the only talking dog in Australia, and perhaps the world, comes a rip-snorting, rib-tickling collection of good-time gags, jokes, riddles and funny sayings guaranteed to send you into peels of laughter! With help from Gary Gaggs and a few other favourite characters, Selby focuses on his witty side, letting his ears flop in the wind and howling to the moon like never before. Superbly illustrated by legendary doggy doodler Allan Stomann, Selby's Joke Book is the ideal gift for the Selby devotee and the perfect companion to this highly successful and popular series of books. Ages 7-12+