"The Hundred and One Dalmatians" is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith about the kidnapping of a family of Dalmatian puppies. It was originally serialized in Woman's Day as "The Great Dog Robbery", and details the adventures of two dalmatians named Pongo and Missis as they rescue their puppies from a fur farm.

Disney adapted the novel into an animated film, released to cinemas on 25 January 1961 as "One Hundred and One Dalmatians". It became the tenth highest-grossing film of 1961, and one of the studio's most popular films of the decade. It was re-issued to cinemas four times, in 1969, 1979, 1985 and 1991. The 1991 reissue was the twentieth highest earning film of the year for domestic earnings

Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. As well as writing "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" she also wrote "I Capture the Castle" (1948) and "The Starlight Barking" (1967).

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