Parents have said they were left ‘shocked’ after discovering a children’s book series contained a link that took its readers to a pornographic website.

Andrew Cope’s much-loved Spy Dog series was removed from schools after it was found the link – which previously led people to the author’s website – had been hijacked.

A message of the back of the book read: ‘Discover even more about Lara, Spud, and Star. Meet them at their OFFICIAL WEBSITE’, followed by the link.

The publisher of the series, Puffin, said the link had ‘very recently’ been acquired by an unknown third party, and it is not known how long it has been compromised for.

Parents are now being urged to check their children’s books from home for the dodgy link, which featured adult pictures and videos featuring characters from c

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