The Adventures of Ellie and Boo by Millie Kerr

Release: July 28th 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: book guild
Source: Rachel’s Random Resources
Find it at: Amazon, Amazon UK, Waterstones

A nature-loving cat and her conservationist mum team up to save endangered species!

Boo the tabby cat is born on a Lincolnshire farm and seems destined for a simple life. However, everything changes when she’s put up for adoption. She is taken in by Ellie Caldwell, an adventurous Cambridge graduate student and animal lover, studying to become a wildlife conservationist.

Between lectures, Ellie heads to the countryside for camping trips, with her adventure cat in tow. On rocky trails, Boo discovers that, like Ellie, she has a passion for the natural world. Because she’s able to communicate with all animals, she can relate their challenges back to Ellie. However, there’s a serious communication problem. Whenever Boo tries to tell Ellie something, all Ellie hears is “Meow.”

Can they work out a communication system, and in doing so, save endangered animals from harm ?Will it encouraging public support of nature and wildlife?

About the Author:

Millie Kerr is an author, journalist and photographer focused on wildlife conservation. A former lawyer, Millie uses storytelling to help people see splendour and fragility of the natural world. Also, her creative essays and reported articles involving travel and wildlife, have appeared in dozens of publications like The Economist, National Geographic Traveller, Popular Science, and The Wall Street Journal.

Moreover, Millie has also worked for numerous global conservation NGOs, both as an in-house writer and an external consultant. Her legal career saw her working in private practice and government. She graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Masters of Philosophy in Conservation Leadership and has lived between the UK and USA for fifteen years. Her adopted cat, Baboon, has been her constant companion, enjoying indoor adventures.

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The Adventures of Ellie and Boo Review:

This is one of those books which I know children and adults will enjoy. The young ones will enjoy the delightfully quirky animals and the adults will enjoy the important messages behind it.

The author did a wonderful job in narrating the story. I loved how the story focuses from Boo’s POV, because she is the underdog and has to fight for her rights to be heard. The story imparts a beautiful message of how all living creatures are important, and we are all connected in this world! Moreover, I personally enjoyed reading this because it made me reminisce of the wonderful Roald Dahl novels I grew up on. The author really thinks out of the box with this wonderful story by making it tech savvy and connected to social media. Also, the illustrations add a wonderful touch and made the story come alive!

I loved Boo in the lead. She shines in her role, where she wants to do something important for the community. She knows she has a special voice to communicate and raises her concerns with the world. The supporting characters like Boris, Eloise and Martha add a wonderful touch of innocence and charm to the plot.

However, there were some minor things which was hard to believe. I know this is a fictional story, but it was just difficult to picture Boo typing and maintaining blog/Instagram posts without opposable thumbs. Also, there were instances where Ellie was no show because she fell asleep when Boo wanted her. But no explanation was provided for why she behaved this way.

But overall, this was such an entertaining story. I hope the author makes it as a series and I would love to read more of their adventures.