--- product_id: 48754925 title: "Until I Met Dudley: How everyday things really work" price: "SAR 74" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/48754925-until-i-met-dudley-how-everyday-things-really-work store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # Durable hardcover binding 220 pages of engaging content Creative tech explanations for kids Until I Met Dudley: How everyday things really work **Price:** SAR 74 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🔧 Unlock the magic behind your home’s gadgets—before your kid does! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Until I Met Dudley: How everyday things really work - **How much does it cost?** SAR 74 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/48754925-until-i-met-dudley-how-everyday-things-really-work) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Perfect for Early STEM:** Ideal for ages 4-7, nurturing future innovators with fun, accessible tech insights. - • **Striking Illustrations:** Chris Riddell’s captivating artwork turns tech into a visual feast for young minds. - • **Award-Winning Creativity:** From a former Children’s Laureate and Royal Society of Literature fellow, blending wit and wisdom. - • **Dual Perspective Learning:** First whimsical guesses, then real science—sparking curiosity and critical thinking. - • **Imaginative Tech Wizardry:** Dudley the dog demystifies everyday appliances with playful, child-friendly explanations. ## Overview ‘Until I Met Dudley’ is a 220-page hardcover children’s book that combines witty text by Roger McGough and imaginative illustrations by Chris Riddell to explain how everyday household appliances work. Designed for ages 4-7, it creatively contrasts children’s fanciful ideas with real technology, making STEM concepts accessible and fun. Highly rated and award-nominated, it’s a must-have for nurturing curiosity and early tech literacy. ## Description "Roger McGough's witty text offers many weird and wonderful explanations ... Chris Riddell's artwork makes the whole an imaginative feast" - Bookseller Runner-up for the English Association 4-11 Award for the Best Children's Picture Book. Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. From the minds of the former Children's Laureate Chris Ridell , and award-winning fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Roger McGough , comes a fun-filled book about how things work. Have you ever wondered how a toaster works? Or a fridge-freezer, or a washing-up machine? In this fun-filled book of how things work, Dudley, the techno-wizard dog, provides the answers. Roger McGough's delightfully ingenious text and Chris Riddell's striking illustrations take children from the furthest realms of fantasy into the fascinating world of technology to discover the workings of familiar machines, making it an exciting book which will delight again and again. At first, it describes how a child thinks things work... (gnomes in the toaster) and then Dudley tells you how the various household appliances really work. Includes all the appliances a curious child would be interested in: the dishwasher, the fridge-freezer and more. A funny, imaginative 'how things work' book for ages 4–7. Review: Fantastic for imaginative functioning - This has to be one of my favourite books for imagination. I used this when I taught in primary and the enjoyment it brought was amazing. A great topic, thinking about how thinks work without actually knowing! I still look at a dishwasher and think of cats. Review: Great Book - My son was telling me about this book that his class had been studying at school. It sounded really interesting, so I ordered a copy. It's great, first it describes how a child thinks things work (I agree with the dishwasher, lol!) and then it tells you how the various household appliances really work. It uses language that the child (and I) understands. Fun, and educational. ## Features - Pages Count - 220. Binding type - Hardcover. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 26,805 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 14 in Children's Books on Heavy Machinery 60 in Children's Books on How Things Work 213 in Children's Books on Computers & Technology | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 186 Reviews | ## Images ![Until I Met Dudley: How everyday things really work - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91MZTIndEEL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic for imaginative functioning *by T***H on 13 December 2025* This has to be one of my favourite books for imagination. I used this when I taught in primary and the enjoyment it brought was amazing. A great topic, thinking about how thinks work without actually knowing! I still look at a dishwasher and think of cats. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Book *by J***N on 13 March 2018* My son was telling me about this book that his class had been studying at school. It sounded really interesting, so I ordered a copy. It's great, first it describes how a child thinks things work (I agree with the dishwasher, lol!) and then it tells you how the various household appliances really work. It uses language that the child (and I) understands. Fun, and educational. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect for teaching how to write an explanation! *by D***N on 26 June 2022* I have used this book to help me teach explanation writing. The extraordinary explanations help prompt children's imaginations and encourage them to make up their own ideas about how things work. A great book! ## Frequently Bought Together - Until I Met Dudley: How everyday things really work - Lonely Planet Kids How Everything Works (How Things Work) - This Book Thinks You're an Inventor: Imagine • Experiment • Create: 3 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/48754925-until-i-met-dudley-how-everyday-things-really-work](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/48754925-until-i-met-dudley-how-everyday-things-really-work) --- *Product available on Desertcart Saudi Arabia* *Store origin: SA* *Last updated: 2026-09-16*