Meeting Meg

Meeting Meg is a charming and heartwarming story that brings the gentle rhythms of farm life to life through the eyes of young Tilly. During a busy summer on the farm, the book follows Ava as she helps with seasonal tasks like sheep-shearing and hay-baling, until a litter of Border Collie puppies, including Meg, a lively and endearing pup, brings a new excitement. Nicola Baker captures the excitement of a new animal arriving on the farm, and the story offers rich opportunities for discussing themes such as responsibility, friendship, and animal care.

With its calm, countryside setting and engaging, accessible language, this will appeal who enjoy animal stories or are curious about rural life. Baker’s writing is quietly compelling, with a classic feel that evokes the likes of Dick King-Smith and Michael Morpurgo.

Themes of friendship, responsibility, and finding your place in the world are handled with sensitivity, making this a lovely text for exploring emotional development and non-fiction tie-ins around animals and farming. This book would work well for guided reading, book corners, or independent reading for animal-loving pupils seeking gentle adventure grounded in real-life experience and an enjoyable classroom story.