Lucy and the Rocket Dog

Reviewed by: Melissa Madigan - Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 23, 2018

Review

This would have been the perfect book for my oldest daughter when she was in 1st grade. This is the story of a young girl who loves astronomy, space travel and everything about it. In fact Lucy loves it so much that she builds a Prototype of a spaceship. One designed to travel at the speed of light! One night however her dog Laika went looking for Lucy, and in the process went into the spaceship, and through a series of mishaps managed to launch the rocket! As the gardens are destroyed around Lucy's home, Laika is freaking out about the idea of being launched into apace! This is a wonderful story of friendship and interstellar travel.

Overall Book Score: good