Puppy in a Present

Animal Ark Holiday Special #13

by Ben M. Baglio

At Animal Ark, Mandy Hope helps her parents treat animals of all shapes and sizes. Even outside the clinic, Mandy can't resist helping any animal in need.

Mandy notices Indy, her friend's new puppy, is sick. And the timing couldn't be worse because Harvey is in the hospital. Will Mandy be able to figure out what's wrong with the puppy on her own while Chloe's family is busy caring for Harvey?

Genres: Animals, Childrens, Juvenile, Fiction

139 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Ben M. Baglio created the brief for two series of children's books - Dolphin Diaries and Animal Ark. Dolphin Diaries features a girl and her family from Florida, who travel around the world as marine biologists and study dolphins. Animal Ark features two children who work together to help animals and solve animal-related mysteries. The books were written by commissioned writers in the UK under Baglio's instruction using the pseudonym Lucy Daniels. Each ghostwriter is named with a 'Special Thanks' on the copyright page.

Using his real name he also wrote the book series The Pet Finders Club, featuring a group of three children who search for peoples lost pets.

Reviews

[Grace Minter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing, quick, and easy!

Such a great book, it is all about a dog if you like 🐶!

I read another book by Thai same author and he is a amazing writer! All his books u have read have been my favorite of all time! 👍🏼

[Kai has a dream · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book incredibly frustrating. Chloe is a spoiled brat, and hates Mandy for wanting her dog to not be neglected. How does that make sense?

[Olgaod96 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Puppy in a Present is about a girl named Chloe, and her little brother has asthma, on top of that bronchitis, and on top of that he has pneumonia, and he's in the hospital. Chloe is worried, and when her little brother, Harvey is in the hospital, she gets to spend a couple of days in Mandy Hope's grandma's cottage. As an early Christmas present, Chloe gets a beautiful golden Cocker Spaniel named Indy. When Mandy is over at Chloe's house that day, she notices that Indy has a swollen belly and you can see her ribs. Mandy thinks that Indy is sick, but when she tells Chloe, she gets even more upset, but at first, Chloe doesn't believe Mandy. Can Mandy convince Chloe to take Indy to the Animal Ark?

I liked this book because I wish that I could get a puppy for Christmas, but just like Chloe's mom, my mom would get mad if the dog had an 'accident' in the house or on the couch. I wouldn't mind taking the dog out for walks, except when I'm sick. I felt bad for Harvey when his family found out that he had bronchitis, and then later, pneumonia. I had pneumonia last year in August, it wasn't really fun, but I didn't have to go to the hospital. I hoped that Mandy would be able to convince Chloe to go to the vet, and I enjoyed all of the parts of the book. I really liked it.

[Twyla]

My favourite part was when Indy was being properly taken care of and was healing quickly. Chloe got a new puppy as an early Christmas present. Although the puppy was being taken care of right it was getting sick. It had worms and was not eating, exercising, drinking, or playing enough. That is how Mandy figured out that Indy was sick. The worst part was when Mandy figured out that Indy was sick. My favourite character was Mandy because she was the first one to notice that Indy was sick. There was no worst character. Auryn 11 years old, 2015

[Taylor Troncin]

Loved this series when I was younger. Still a huge animal lover and would like to read the rest of this series!