Barbara is a girl who really, really wants to have a dog. She talks about her adventures in the forest, full of danger, battles, devotion, betrayal, as well as care and love. She talks about the life of her unexpected friends - forest dogs. The stories are tragic, instructive, sad, edifying. They will not leave readers indifferent; both those who have dogs and those who dream of a four-legged friend. “Barbara and the Summer Dogs” is a bright literary and useful pedagogical work. The literary merits of the work are illustrated by the talented illustrations of Edgar Walter. This is the only book in the field of children's literature to be awarded the highest literary prize in Estonia. A.H.-Tammsaare (1992). The book is translated into Russian for the first time.