For Ages: 8-10 years

• Hazel D. Campbell

Miss Bettina's animals have been abandoned. Left alone, they have her house on her little farm, but no one to take care of them. Dog makes a clever plan: Ernest, a homeless boy, must agree to live in their house and look after them. But Curry Dan, the village rascal, sees his big chance to capture Miss Bettina's house, all for himself. First, though, he must get rid of these troublesome animals. Then comes the animals hilarious scheme to frighten Curry Dan away from Miss Bettina's house. Will the plan succeed?

Carlong presents to the children of the Caribbean the Sand Pebbles Pleasure Series - a new series of original fiction and non-fiction books covering a wide range of topics, and reflecting Caribbean life, people, places, flora, fauna and culture. It is aimed firstly, at developing and sustaining the reading habit by providing children with relevant, contextually familiar, quality publications which will excite their interest, stimulate their imaginations, broaden their experiences and increase their awareness of their own culture as well as the other cultures of the Caribbean region. The series will also aid composition and vocabulary development by providing good models of storytelling.