"A beautifully written and illustrated story to delight young animal lovers."
Award-winning author Katya Balen writes for animal-loving readers of seven and up in this lovely new story.
When Mattie wishes on a shooting star for a puppy, she doesn’t really expect her wish to come true. Her dad is adamant that she’s not ready for the responsibility of caring for a pet so Mattie has to make do with playing with her friend Zoe’s little dog and helping the village vet whenever she can.
When a new vet arrives to do holiday cover with her young son and a menagerie of animals from the rescue centre they run, Mattie and Zoe immediately lend a hand and take along a little puppy they’ve found with an injured paw. (Could it be anything to do with Mattie’s wish …?) Mattie determines that the three friends will help find forever homes for all the animals, even the goat and the ferret but things don’t go quite to plan; can Mattie somehow save the day?
Katya Balen writes beautifully and there’s humour, drama and moments of real tenderness too in this heartwarming story. Black and white illustrations by Gill Smith catch the fun and excitement and bring the characters, human and animal, brilliantly to life.
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The book contained a lovely mix of heartwarming moments, fun mischief.
As an animal lover, Holly was instantly drawn to Mattie’s adventure in helping rescue and care for animals. The book contained a lovely mix of heartwarming moments, fun mischief.
The characters mattie, Nate and Zoe, Heinz the dachshund.
Mattie lived near the woods and would pretend all the animals in the woods were her own animals. Her friend Zoe had a dog called Heinz.
Mattie she found a dog with an injured leg She takes him to the vet where she becomes a vet apprentice along with her friends for the summer.
They were really good friends with the son Casper and he helped to look after the rescued animals so they decided to set up Apple Tree Animal Agency.
They all end up caring for different animals at the rescue centre and they all enjoyed it.... Read Full Review
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