While the movie shares the dalmatians and the basic plot, the book also features beautiful prose and tongue-in-cheek British humour
The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith is so much richer than the movie! The story is basically the same, telling of two married people and two married dalmatians attempting to rescue their puppies from a woman who wants a dalmatian coat. But the language is charming, the ideas whimsical and there’s a similarly enjoyable sequel, The Starlight Barking. The biggest problem with this book is finding a copy that doesn’t have Disney characters on the cover!