Lulu Bell and the Koala Joey

Lulu Bell Series

Author: Belinda Murrell

Illustrator: Serena Geddes

Book 10 in the Lulu Bell series

Pages: 96

Published: 2015

Age: 6+

Lulu Bell's beach holiday is about to begin!

Lulu can't wait for her holiday at Tarni Beach to begin. She has a new red surfboard and Dad is going to teach her to surf.

Lulu and her friend Zac like to spot wildlife in the bush nearby. But what has happened to the mummy koala and her joey? Bulldozers have arrived and the trees might soon be gone. Lulu needs to work out how to save the koalas' home!

About the Lulu Bell Series

Reading age: 6+ years

Meet Lulu Bell. Where there's Lulu, there's family, friends, animals and adventures galore!

Lulu is a fun-loving, sometimes bossy eight-year-old girl with long honey-coloured hair. She is the practical one in the family – which is fortunate because the rest of the family is slightly zany.

She has a sister called Rosie, who is six and loves wearing angel wings and sparkly shoes, and a three-year-old brother called Gus, who likes to wear his superhero suit, even in the bath.

Lulu's dad, Dr Bell, is a busy vet, while her mum is an artist. The Bell family have lots of pets, including two dogs called Asha and Jessie, two ginger cats called Pickles and Pepper, some ducklings, and a rabbit. Their home in Manly is right behind the vet hospital, so Lulu helps her dad care for injured and orphaned animals including a baby possum and, in book one, a naughty runaway pony. Some of the stories were inspired by author Belinda Murrell's own childhood experiences growing up in a veterinary hospital and living with so many gorgeous pets.

Lulu's adventures will appeal to fans of the Billie B Brown series who are looking to try something slightly more challenging. Readers who enjoy the Clementine Rose or Animal S.O.S series will also be thrilled by this series for younger readers.