Meg’s life is pretty good. This shows in her smile at the many wedding fairs she attends with her mum. Modelling her mum’s bridesmaid dresses since the age of 3, she is now a natural at age 12. One day at their dress display stall, a guy stops to ask a funny question.

He’s scruffy and dirty, but mum laughs before the man moves on. This stranger soon turns up again in their lives, and this time Meg is cross with her mum. She’s been keeping him a secret.

Meg’s fun and girly life with her mum is about to be bombarded, crashed into and invaded by this man called Danny, his four sons and their three legged-cat. Meg’s famous ‘Sunshine Smile,’ quickly slips from her face at the changes, and she feels there is no escape.

Will life ever be the same or is she destined to live on a messy river barge with four boys, no privacy and a wardrobe for a bedroom?

This is a great story about change, blending families, and acceptance for something new. A new man in Meg’s mum’s life means life changes for both of them, which Meg struggles with at first.

With her bestie’s help, her new family’s understanding and her mum’s happiness in the mix, The Girl with the Sunshine Smile hasn’t lost her smile after all. Perfect for Dyslexic or Reluctant readers.

Author – Karen McCombie

Illustrator – Cathy Brett

Dyslexic Title – Reading Age 7 / Interest Age 7 – 12

Read the first chapter here

(2020, Barrington Stoke, UK, Dyslexic, Reluctant reader, House Boat, Change, Relationships, Blended Family, Stepbrothers, Understanding, Wedding dresses, Bridesmaid, Flower girl)