Laddie of the Light

by Jane Briggs-Bunting, Jon Buechel (Illustrator)

The book is a coming of age story of a girl named Jesse who spends the summer at her grandfather's cottage on one of the Great Lakes. as her parents work through some marital problems. A chance encounter with a friendly little dog in the woods leads to her grandfather, in a magical story within the story, relating the legend of a plucky Cairn Terrier washed ashore in a ferocious Great Lakes storm in the 1800s. Rescued by the lighthouse keeper's daughter, Laddie proves himself an asset to the light saving crew and a loyal friend to the little girl who loved him. Could Jesse's encounter with the friendly dog in the woods be the legendary Laddie?

48 pages, Hardcover

First published April 11, 1997