Labrador on the Lawn

                                                        

Labrador on the Lawn 

by Lucy Daniels

Labrador on the Lawn is the funniest Animal Ark book I have read. For example, the reader experiences stolen snacks blamed on another dog and an otter house destroyed in minutes by an excitable puppy.

This story does not take place in Mandy's (the main character) home in Welford but in Graythwaite, a village in the English Lake District. It is here where Mandy, her family, and James are taking a vacation.This book is called Labrador on the Lawn because when they first arrived, they find a lost and hurt labrador on the lawn of the cottage they are renting. It just so happened the owner of the dog is the owner of the cottage they are renting.

This book is very funny and exiting. It tricked me into thinking that Blackie was the one to blame when the picnic food disappeared. I also enjoyed this book because a number of events ran parallel and intersected the labrador story, such as stories about the otter sanctuary, boat race, injured otter, and more. There is nothing that I don't like in this book, unlike most of the other Animal Ark books, which have some things that I don't like.

The Animal Ark series was created Ben M. Baglio's, and he owns the copyright to most of the texts. I noticed, however, on Labrador on the Lawn's inside cover page that Lucy Daniels is credited as author, but Baglio is credited on the cover. That sent me to search who actually wrote the story. According to Amazon.com, Baglio commissioned various writers, sometimes under the pseudonym Lucy Daniels. Readers can find out who actually wrote the story by looking who is given special thanks on the copyright page. Special thanks to Labrador on the Lawn is given to Ingrid Maitland.

My seven-year old brother is just starting to read bigger chapter books and I suggested this one before all other Animal Ark books because it's fun, interesting the whole way through, and I didn't have any objections about it.

I think Labrador on the Lawn is a helpful transition to bigger chapter books for young readers and a good book to gain interest in the series. This book is most suited to children ages seven to 10.