Lulu Bell and the Magical Garden
Author: Belinda Murrell
Illustrator: Serena Geddes
Book 13 in the Lulu Bell series
Pages: 96
Published: 2015
Age: 6+
Summer's here, and Lulu Bell is ready to do some gardening!
A summer storm has arrived, and the Bell family are eating their dinner and playing games by candlelight. What fun! But the next morning a disaster is revealed. The school garden is ruined! Can Lulu and her best friend Molly save the day?
About the Lulu Bell Series
Books in series order
- 1.Lulu Bell and the Fairy Penguin(2013)
- 2.Lulu Bell and the Birthday Unicorn(2013)
- 3.Lulu Bell and the Cubby Fort(2013)
- 4.Lulu Bell and the Moon Dragon(2013)
- 5.Lulu Bell and the Sea Turtle(2014)
- 6.Lulu Bell and the Circus Pup(2014)
- 7.Lulu Bell and the Pyjama Party(2014)
- 8.Lulu Bell and the Tiger Cub(2014)
- 9.Lulu Bell and the Christmas Elf(2014)
- 10.Lulu Bell and the Koala Joey(2015)
- 11.Lulu Bell and the Arabian Nights(2015)
- 12.Lulu Bell and the Pirate Fun(2015)
- 13.Lulu Bell and the Magical Garden(2015)
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.