A Dog Called Rod — Tim Hopgood

Elsa would LOVE to have a dog for a pet. But there's one BIG problem -- Elsa lives on the 24th floor of a block of apartments and her dad says that dogs are too much trouble. Will she ever manage to persuade Dad that not all dogs are noisy, messy, and expensive? Perhaps with a little help from her (imaginary) friend, Rod, from a land where dogs ride bikes, like modern art, and eat spaghetti bolognaise.