Juliet is ten years old, and in her own words, ‘nearly a vet’. She’s watched her mother, an actual vet, at work and, along with her friend Chelsea, thinks it would be great to have a ‘pet sleepover’. They advertise at school and pets arrive – but will a cat, two rats, a rooster, a hen, parrots AND a carpet python get along? And can the girls cope?

The Juliet series is wonderful for five-to eight-year-olds wanting to take the next step into chapter books. My eight-year-old daughter loved the animal facts and tips about looking after pets. The second book in the series, At the Show, is also out now.

Annie Condon is from Readings Hawthorn. This review was written in conjunction with Hannah Cunnington (8).