Noah's friend, Sammy, has a budgie that can talk. Noah tries hard to teach his dog, Happy, to talk too, but it just doesn't seem to work. Whoever heard of a dog that can talk, anyway? But sometimes the strangest things can happen ...

 

This book features in the following series: Spirals, Spirals Series .

This book is aimed at children in primary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Evans Publishing Group .

Simona Sanfilippo has always loved drawing and painting. She has illustrated a variety of different publications, including postcards, greetings cards and books for children. Simona currently lives in Turin, Italy. Since then, she's twice been selected for the Cheltenham Illustration Awards, where her work has been exhibited alongside such artists as Shaun Tan. 'Lively Elizabeth,' by Mara Bergman, is her first book. She very much hopes it'll be the first of many!