A Dog on Barkham Street is a children's novel published in 1960 written by Mary Stolz and illustrated by Leonard Shortall.

[1][2][3] It was voted one of 41 notable children's books of 1960 in a poll of librarians conducted by the American Library Association.

This presents the events of A Dog on Barkham Street from the bully's point of view.

[5] The main character, Edward Frost, is a kid who is constantly bullied by his neighbor, Martin Hastings.

One day, Uncle Joe, a wandering hobo, gives the Edward a collie named Argess.