Spending the whole summer at the beach, a girl who can communicate with animals and her new friends, a dancing crab and two baby rabbits, join forces to help a dolphin in distress.
Daisy Dawson, who can speak with animals, attempts to find a couple of shy otters and take their picture to bring to school, with help from Boom the basset hound and Cyril the squirrel.
When one of the lambs on the farm gets lost on the other side of the river, Daisy, who can communicate with animals, and her dog Boom help return him to the flock.
It's a hot, hot summer, and Daisy and her animal friends are looking for a way to make it rain to fill the pond, and bring back the farmyard's happiness, in chapter-book format.